The Idea of Japanese Buddhism: History, Modernity, and the Nation-State
| Project/Area Number |
15H06015
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
History of thought
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
KLAUTAU Orion 東北大学, 国際文化研究科, 准教授 (10634967)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-08-28 – 2017-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
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| Keywords | 日本仏教 / 近代国家 / 宗教言説 / ナショナリズム / 近代仏教 / Modern Buddhism / 幕末維新期 / 日本帝国 / 修養論 / 戦後歴史学 / 思想史 / 近世仏教 / 護法論 / 排仏論 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research considered, in the context of the formation of modernity, shifts in the way Buddhists understood themselves vis-a-vis their "others" (Christians, Nativist scholars, foreigners, etc.), including changes in the ways they depicted their own history. I have focused mainly on five topics -- namely changes in the understanding of Buddhism after 1853; discussions of national morality in the Meiji 20s; educational enterprises and discourses on "shuyo" during the Meiji 30s; historical writing and nationalism in the Taisho and early Showa years; and the transition of the idea of "Japanese Buddhism" into the postwar period. Besides numerous specific findings pertaining to each of the above issues separately, I was also able to provide further insight on the broader role played by "Japanese Buddhism" as a discursive device within the framework of the modern state.
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