Oomoto-kyo Studies from Multifaceted Perspectives:Database Construction and the Study of international Network of Religions

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K02068
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Religious studies
• Research Institution: Kwansei Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: TUSHIMA Michihito 関西学院大学, 社会学部, 教授 (60150603)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 川瀬 貴也 京都府立大学, 文学部, 准教授 (30347439) ; 永岡 崇 佛教大学, 研究推進部, 特別研究員 (30725297) ; 吉永 進一 舞鶴工業高等専門学校, 人文科学部門, 教授 (90271600)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 大本教 / 東アジア新宗教 / トランスナショナリズム / デジタルアーカイブ / 宗教協力・連携 / 霊的宗教運動 / 千年王国運動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The confirmation of place,collection and creating database of written materials and other media materials about Oomoto-kyo and related groups were advanced through searching materials of Oomoto-shiryousitu ,craeating databese of Deguchisanpei-collection ,collecting of written materials about Ananai-kyo and discovering of written materials adout Inari-kousha.
Concerning the international network formation between Omoto-kyo and other religious groups,we brought to clarify the background and real saete of interchange or cooperation by fieldworks of Taiwan(Sekaikomanjikai-Doin) and South Korea(Futen-kyo). At the same time we endeavored to collect the written materials and informations about East Asian new religions during late 19th century to the first half of 20th century.

Free Research Field

宗教社会学