Pepole's Lives and religion in Medieval Japan

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25370778
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Japanese history
• Research Institution: The University of Tokushima
• Principal Investigator: Kinugawa Satoshi 徳島大学, 大学院ソシオ・アーツ・アンド・サイエンス研究部, 准教授 (10363128)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 中世仏教 / 神仏 / 宗教性 / 民衆

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I reexamine the role of religion in Medieval Japan. It is intended to think about how people 'used' religion. We think that they were afraid of God, but is it true? There might be some purpose except faith. The purpose was to make their own life better, and therefore was more likely to pay the religious sacrifice.
In the Medieval Ages, people were 'slaves' of the religion. We tend to think, but it is not so. It is necessary to think what the religion for people of the Middle Ages was.

Free Research Field

日本中世史