2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Study to Assess Values of Building Activities by the Laity for the Catholic Church in Hong Kong
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26820272
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Architectural history/Design
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| Research Institution | Kyushu University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Research Collaborator |
DOI Yoshitake 九州大学, 大学院芸術工学研究院, 教授
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | カトリック / 教会堂 / 信徒 / 営繕 / 霊性 / 香港 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Living religious heritage are usually maintained by believers through their contribution and commitment including voluntary provision of the believers’ own professional expertise such as planning, designing, and constructing religious facilities. Heritage value can be identified not only in tangible religious architecture but also in such intangible contribution and commitment of lay believers. This study aimed to understand why and how lay Catholics of Hong Kong, particularly those of building professionals, involve themselves in such voluntary building activities. It was found that lay Catholics’ involvement was necessitated since the late 1970s from social and political factors unique in Hong Kong, and also prompted by "lay spiritual movements,” which arose from the renewed notion of the “laity” in the 1960s. In the 2000s, the laity enhanced the spiritual dimension of the involvement to live out their own faith. These should be assessed as spiritual value of religious heritage.
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| Free Research Field |
文化財学
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