Survey research on the change of local communities and public interest of religion after the Great East Japan Earthquake

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370068
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Religious studies
• Research Institution: Tokyo Institute of Technology (2015-2016); Taisho University (2014)
• Principal Investigator: Yumiyama Tatsuya 東京工業大学, リベラルアーツ研究教育院, 教授 (40311998)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 東日本大震災 / コミュニティ / いわき市 / 震災モニュメント / 宗教 / 公益性 / 関与型調査

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we have investigated religious denominations, religious person and disaster recovery events after the Great East Japan Earthquake. The major findings of the study are summarized as follows. (1)We understood how religious-based ongoing support in the disaster-struck areas impacts on the discussion about public interest of religion. (2)We took a inventory survey of earthquake monuments in Iwaki and compiled a list of them. (3)We organized the involvement research conducted with citizens and presented the results at a conference of JARS and an open symposium given by us.

Free Research Field

宗教学