2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Tales about ghost and their treatment by religious specialists in Tohoku disaster area
| Project/Area Number |
25580012
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Religious studies
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SUZUKI Iwayumi 東北大学, 大学院文学研究科, 教授 (50154521)
KIMURA Toshiaki 東北大学, 大学院文学研究科, 教授 (80322923)
HORIE Norichika 東京大学, 大学院人文社会系研究科, 准教授 (90338575)
AIZAWA Izuru 医療法人社団爽秋会岡部医院研究所, 調査研究部, 研究員 (40712229)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
TANIYAMA Yozo 東北大学, 大学院文学研究科, 准教授 (10368376)
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| Research Collaborator |
OGAWA Yukan
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 心霊現象 / 東日本大震災 / 宗教者 / こころのケア |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In the disaster area of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in 2011, bereaved people have various representations of the dead, which are sometimes expressed as ghost phenomena. Religious specialists, such as Buddhist priests, treat them, referring to the context of local religious custom or tradition of the sect they belong to. According to our survey, four common characteristics of how priests treat their clients can be pointed out: (1) Acceptance and listening, (2) Performing rituals, (3) Providing moral instruction, and (4) Promoting self-care for the afflicted. These could be important lessons when considering the nature of “kokoro no kea” by religious specialists among different professionals.
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| Free Research Field |
宗教学
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