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 (2021-2022)
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 – 2024-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2022)
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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 | Kirishitan / Popular Religion / Early Modern History / World History / Catholic Missions / Lay Confraternities / Microhistory / kirishitan / Early modern History |
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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 2022-2023 I analyzed primary and secondary sources on lay confraternities and missionary rivalry in Japan, Mexico and the Philippines. More specifically, I focused on the rules of several Japanese lay confraternities and on documents related the concession of indulgences to the confraternities in Japan (missionary letters, papal bulls, etc.) I presented my research results at one domestic conference and two international conferences, as well as in an open lecture. I also organized research meetings with researchers based in Japan and abroad to look at the material culture related to confraternities and kirishitan popular belief, and its similarities and connections with Japanese popular religion material culture.
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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 4: reading and analyzing sources on lay confraternities and missionary rivalry in Japan, Europe, Mexico and the Philippines, elaborating maps of confraternities' activities in specific cities, attending research meetings to discuss final results with colleagues and collaborators, presenting research results at domestic and international academic associations and publishing research outcomes in the form of one article or book chapter.
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Report
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Research Products
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