Laity in the Early Modern Japanese Mission: Confraternities and Missionary Rivalry
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20K13157
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 03010:Historical studies in general-related
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| Research Institution | Kansai Gaidai University (2021-2023)
Kyoto University (2020) |
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Principal Investigator |
TRONU CARLA 関西外国語大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (60852184)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
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| Keywords | Early modern History / Kirishitan / Lay Confraternities / Catholic Missions / Religious Orders / Popular Religion / Early Modern History / World History / Microhistory / kirishitan |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
Recent research on early modern lay Christians in Japan compensantes for elite-centered earlier studies, but targets only highly Christianized villages or cities. This project studies lay Christians in cities where Christians were minoritarian (like Edo, Kyoto, Fushimi, etc) by looking at the spatial distribution of and tension between churches, mission posts and lay confraternities in order to elucidate the reality of the lay Japanese Christians, and how they engaged at a local level with the transregional and global missionary networks, and the rivalry between Jesuits and Mendicants.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
In academic year 2023-2024 I gathered and read primary and secondary sources on the Philippine mission, and early Philippine presses and prints in order to better understand the connection between the lay confraternities in Japan and the Philippines. I acquired equipment and hired a research assistant to digitize and organize relevant documents. I participated in study groups meetings and conferences on Kirishitan Studies, Hispanic studies and intercultural studies. I organized two research meetings with a visiting scholar from Mexico and online meetings with fellow researchers in Japan and in Europe. I published a chapter on the rivalry between religious orders in Japan in an edited volume and a short research note on a Jesuit Japan Press book.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
The main reason for delay is the result of restrictions on unessential travel due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in the first and second years.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
Research plan for Year 5: Putting together the analysis and conclusions on the examined sources, presenting the research outcomes in research meetings with colleagues and collaborators, as well as domestic and international conferences, and publishing research outcomes in an article.
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Report
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Research Products
(11 results)
