Combinatory Religious Practices in Early Modern Period.

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370076
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: History of thought
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: SONEHARA SATOSHI 東北大学, 学術資源研究公開センター, 助教 (30222079)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): HOZAWA Naohide 日本大学, 法学部, 教授 (70377696)
• Research Collaborator: AOYAGI Shuichi 滋賀大学, 経済学部, 教授 (40335162) ; UMEDA Chihiro 京都女子大学, 文学部, 准教授 (90596199) ; AZUMA Sachiyo 滋賀県立大学, 人間文化学部, 准教授 (10315921) ; HAYASHI Akihiro 東京大学, 史料編纂所, 助教 (10719272) ; MATSUKANE Naomi 真宗大谷派教学研究所, 所員 (10549554) ; MANNAMI Hisako 龍谷大学, 文学部, 非常勤講師 ; WADA Ukiko 群馬県立女子大学, 文学部, 非常勤講師 ; KAWASHIMA Kimiko 同志社大学
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 神仏習合 / 山王神道 / 東照宮 / 大成経 / 聖徳太子信仰 / 依田貞鎮 / 談義所 / 天海

Outline of Final Research Achievements

During this three year project, I have successfully carried out research from a variety of angles on Buddhist and Shinto combinatory thought (Shugo Shinto), the so-called “missing link” of Japanese Intellectual History. My main focus was on the Taisei-kyo 大成経 and the works of YODA Sadashizu 依田貞鎮 that helped to popularize it. I investigated the cult of Prince Shotoku at the time of this popularization, and examined archive documents held in temples associated therewith.
The results of the project have been made public in academic papers and presentations. Of particular note are an international meeting in 2015, academic conference report (panel session) 2016 ,international conference report (panel session) 2017,and an edited volume due for publication in 2018.

Free Research Field

日本近世思想史