| Project/Area Number |
14510381
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Asian history
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba (2003)
University of Library and Information Science (2002) |
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Principal Investigator |
MATSUMOTO Kouichi University of Tsukuba, Institute of Library and Information Science, Professor, 図書館情報学系, 教授 (00165888)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ASANO Haruji Kokugakuin University, Faculty of Letters, Associate Professor, 文学部, 助教授 (30289714)
MARUYAMA Hiroshi University of Tsukuba, Institute of History and Anthlopology, Associate Professor, 歴史・人類学系, 助教授 (00229626)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2002 – 2003
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2003)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥1,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000)
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| Keywords | Taoist priests / Taoist rites / magical rites / popular priests in Taiwan / popular religion in Taiwan |
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| Research Abstract |
In researching Taiosm where influences extends to every aspects of Chinese life and culture, besides we study the life and activities of Taoist priests who perform Taoist religious rites such as the offering, the ritual of merit and magical rites, and analyse the structure of these rites, also we must pay attention to the festivals of shrines and the funeral rites in which Taoists perform their traditional rites meeting the peoples demands, and other popular priests who also perform similar rites. These study must be made by both a field research and documentary study
In this study we research Taoist and popular priests in Taiwan where has less handicap in the field research by foreigners, especially we pay much attention to the transformation of the rites which performed by them, the relation of their oral traditions and documents in their rites and the methods by which we effectivelly grasp these transformations' meanings in conformity with the modern Taiwanese history
which investigator's main findings are as follows. Matsumoto studied mainly the rites of the Taoist priests in Northern Taiwan, analysed the construction, of their main magical rites and the ducuments which they used in these rites, and compared them to the similar rites of popular preists in Southern Taiwan and explained their role in society. Maruyama also performed the field research and documents study with the Taiost priests in Kao-xiong and Ping-dong prefecture, and explained the ritual meanings and the generation gaps of the initiation and qualification rites, and their social role. Asano had interviews with the Taoist priests in Tainan city and Kao-xiong prefecture and made life history of them, also studied he documents concerning the religious services at shirines in this area and explained the roles of Taoists priests
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