Current Situation of "Traditional Chinese Religion" in Post-Soeharto Indonesia

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24710282
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Area studies
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: TSUDA Koji 東京大学, 総合文化研究科, 准教授 (60581022)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: インドネシア / ポスト・スハルト期 / 伝統宗教 / 信仰実践の変容 / 華人

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study is to clarify both qualitatively and quantitatively the actual situation of the religious lives of the ethnic Chinese (especially the realm of so-called "Chinese traditional religion") in post-Soeharto Indonesia, the period of drastic socio-political changes.
For this purpose, in order to highlight the difference with the general religious situation observed in Java, I conducted survey researches at Chinese temples (especially their legal and religious status etc.) located in major cities of the Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi Islands. Also, I investigated the development of the activities of the "Three-teaching (Tridharma)" organizations centered in Java, and traced their on-going efforts to systematize their respective doctrines and rituals.

Free Research Field

文化人類学、地域研究、華僑華人研究