Fluidity and Immutability of Religion in Japanese Fashionable Gods

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26884004
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Religious studies
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: Huang Lvping 東北大学, 文学研究科, 専門研究員 (80732734)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-08-29 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 流行神 / 宗教 / 民俗 / マスコミ / インターネット / ツーリズム

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research carried out two portions, investigated literature data, such as a newspaper and collected individual examples.I arranged and analyzed the data of the "poor God shrine" as an example of fashionable Gods, and made a result announcement at the religion study meeting. Moreover, I also considered Chinese "Bixian" as an example of fashionable Gods, summarized the results of an investigation in the paper, and made a result announcement at study meetings. In addition, the result of research about other investigations is under writing now. Generally,After showing the aspect of present-day "fashionable Gods" ,I clarified the work of mass media, the Internet, and tourism . I also clarified religion consciousness of today, and the connection between people and religion.

Free Research Field

宗教学