Comparative Sociological Studies of Religious Diversity and Religio-Politico Relations in East Asia

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25301037
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: Sakurai Yoshihide 北海道大学, 文学研究科, 教授 (50196135)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 中村 則弘 愛媛大学, 法文学部, 教授 (10192676) ; 川田 進 大阪工業大学, 工学部, 教授 (10288756) ; 田島 忠篤 天使大学, 看護栄養学部, 教授 (40179693) ; 首藤 明和 長崎大学, 多文化社会学部, 教授 (60346294) ; 寺沢 重法 北海道大学, 文学研究科, 助教 (60632156) ; 稲場 圭信 大阪大学, 人間科学研究科, 准教授 (30362750)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 宗教多元主義 / 宗教政策 / 東アジア / 比較社会学 / 宗教復興 / キリスト教 / 仏教 / 中国

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to consider how religions coexist and engage in forming political security and civil society in Asia, conducting the research of government’s and religions’ response toward religious diversity. More specifically, we focused on the policy making on religious diversity in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mongolia, and Thailand.
Finally we published the book, Yoshihide Sakurai eds., Religious Change in China and Christianity in Asia, Hokkaido University Press, 2017 453 pages in total, in which we recognize the diversity of policy to religions: rigid controlled religions in China, authorized religions in Thailand, established free religious market with strong Christianity in Korea and Hong Kong, Buddhist restoration in Taiwan and Mongolia, and depopulation and secularization in Japanese religions.

Free Research Field

宗教社会学　アジア宗教文化論