Research on the presence of potential religious leaders and knowledge in society.

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370940
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Cultural anthropology
• Research Institution: Hirosaki University
• Principal Investigator: Itsuko Yamada 弘前大学, 人文社会科学部, 教授 (20344583)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): Koike Junichi 国立歴史民俗博物館, 民俗研究系, 教授 (60241452) ; Masuyama Atsushi 弘前大学, 人文社会科学部, 准教授 (50322079)
• Research Collaborator: Sibata Ayako 弘前大学, 地域社会研究科, 客員研究員
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: オシラサマ / 潜在的な宗教者 / 知識 / 憑依 / 民間宗教者 / 信仰の動態

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Regarding the Oshinmesama belief in Fukushima Prefecture, I and Ayako Shibata digitalized hand-written records and stencil printing plates, photographs from the 1970's to the 80's . We made a report on the "A Ritual called Oshinmesama no Otoshikoshi :The religious ceremony in Kitakata City in Fukushima Prefectur" in 2015.We published a book on "The Oshinmesama belief in the Aizu Area in Fukushima Prefecture"in 2017.
I made three research presentations about "Basic Research of Potential religious leaders in the Tohoku area " at the Folklore Society of Japan in 2015, about "Knowledges on personal belief in Oshirasama" at the Folklore Society of Japan in 2016, about " Knowledge and practice of Oni in the Tsugaru Area in Aomori Prefecture " at the Japan Society of Folk-Literature and Traditions in 2016.

Free Research Field

文化人類学・民俗学