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The Reconception of Religion in Early Modern Europe and the Japanese Christian Mission

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19F19301
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section外国
Review Section Basic Section 01030:Religious studies-related
Research InstitutionTohoku University

Principal Investigator

KLAUTAU Orion (2019, 2021)  東北大学, 国際文化研究科, 准教授 (10634967)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) CABRAL BERNABE RENATA  東北大学, 国際文化研究科, 外国人特別研究員
CABRAL RENATA  東北大学, 国際文化研究科, GSICSフェロー (50940269)
Project Period (FY) 2019-11-08 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
KeywordsJesuits / Religion / Christian mission / Japan / Reason / Globalization / 近世日本 / イエズス会 / Christianity / religion / Christian Mission / Secularism / Early Modern Japan / Global History / concept of religion / Society of Jesus / Catholic Church / グローバルヒストリー / 宗教概念 / カトリック教会
Outline of Research at the Start

In light of new studies on the term religion and its reconceptualization in modern Europe, Latin America, and East Asia, our research will clarify the following points: 1) how the experience of the Japanese Christian mission and its debates of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries impacted the reformulation of the idea of religio in Europe; 2) the distinctive features of the Japanese mission in this reformulation process; and 3) how the Jesuit tradition influenced contemporary Buddhist ideas and the type of adaptation observed in kirishitan practices throughout the Edo Period.

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

In the first half of the sixteenth century, people from the Iberian nations accomplished the first circumnavigation of the world and permanently linked the continents of Asia, Africa, Europe, and America. Many historians argue that these events marked the beginning of modern globalization. During the fiscal year of 2021, I investigated how this early modern globalization forced European thinkers -- more specifically Latin Christians -- to reframe a number of their own concepts so that they could make sense of this "new" world. That is, the Catholic missionaries endeavored to organize this data in a way that would avoid disruption of the traditional Christian worldview. In my research, I focused particularly on the role of Japan in this process. The Japanese Christian mission was seen by the Jesuits, who held the monopoly of this mission for over four decades, as one of their most promising ones. Nevertheless, it still ended up in failure due to the prohibition of Christianity and the harsh persecution promoted by the Tokugawa government. The rationale for labeling Japan a promising land for Christians underpins the new understanding of religion developed under early modern globalization. My conclusions on this topic were presented at the public lecture "Religion in a Global Context: Early Modern Globalization and the Catholic Missions," given at the Graduate School of International Cultural Studies in December 2021, and further elaborated in an article currently under submission to a global history related academic journal.

Research Progress Status

令和3年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Strategy for Future Research Activity

令和3年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 3 results) Book (2 results) Funded Workshop (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] O Impacto da Atividade Missionaria Jesuita no Japao dentro da Segunda Escolastica2021

    • Author(s)
      Bernabe, Renata Cabral
    • Journal Title

      Jesus Historico

      Volume: 26 Pages: 35-50

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] O Relato de Jeronimo Rodrigues sobre um Japao hostil2020

    • Author(s)
      Bernabe, Renata Cabral
    • Journal Title

      Revista de Fontes

      Volume: n. 7, vol. 12 Pages: 28-49

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Religiosity and Underground Life: Christianity among the Japanese during the Persecution2020

    • Author(s)
      Bernabe, Renata Cabral
    • Journal Title

      Bulletin of Portuguese-Japanese Studies

      Volume: 5

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] A Formulacao do Discurso anticristao no Japao dos seculos XVI-XVII2019

    • Author(s)
      Bernabe, Renata Cabral
    • Journal Title

      Faces da Historia

      Volume: vol 6, n. 2 Pages: 11-27

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] O processo de reformulacao do conceito de “religiao” na primeira modernidade e o papel da missao japonesa2021

    • Author(s)
      Bernabe, Renata Cabral
    • Organizer
      30th Conference of the Historical Association of Brazil (ANPUH)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Christian Stories and the Tenchi Hajimari no koto Manuscript2021

    • Author(s)
      Bernabe, Renata Cabral
    • Organizer
      16th International Conference of the European Association of Japanese Studies (EAJS)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Religion in a Global Context: Early Modern Globalization and the Catholic Missions2021

    • Author(s)
      Bernabe, Renata Cabral
    • Organizer
      Lecture at the Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Tohoku University
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Rationalizing Religion: The Jesuit Evangelization Scheme for Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Bernabe, Renata Cabral
    • Organizer
      International Workshop "Early Modern Encounters between Japan and Christianity: Challenges and Approaches" (Dept. of Global Japanese Studies, Tohoku University)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The reconceptualization of ‘Religion’ in Early Modern Europe and the role of the Japanese Christian Mission2021

    • Author(s)
      Bernabe, Renata Cabral
    • Organizer
      7th International Interdisciplinary Japan Studies Graduate Workshop
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] O seculo cristao no Japao (The Christian Century in Japan)2020

    • Author(s)
      Bernabe, Renata Cabral
    • Organizer
      Sakamori Juku / Brazilian Association for the Promotion of Japanese Culture
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] O Contexto Historico do Japao durante o Seculo Cristao (The Japanese Historical Context during the Christian Century)2020

    • Author(s)
      Bernabe, Renata Cabral
    • Organizer
      Sakamori Juku / Brazilian Association for the Promotion of Japanese Culture
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] M. E. Sa and A. S. Ferreira編『O Japao sob multiplos olhares』、「Reformulando 'Religiao': a questao da comensurabilidade e o caso japones」(pp.66-84)2022

    • Author(s)
      Bernabe, Renata Cabral
    • Publisher
      Campo Grande-MS: Editora UFMS
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Yoshimi Orii y Maria Jesus Zamora Calvo編『Cruces y ancoras. La influencia de Japon y Espana en un Siglo de Oro global』、「Los Jesuitas Contra el Metodo de los Franciscanos: El caso de la mision japonesa」(pp.81-103)2020

    • Author(s)
      Bernabe, Renata Cabral
    • Publisher
      Madrid: Abada Editores
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Funded Workshop] Early Modern Encounters between Japan and Christianity: Challenges and Approaches2021

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2019-11-29   Modified: 2024-03-26  

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