Literary Spaces of Provincial Government Officials in the Jin-Song Period: The Pursuit of Mountains and Water, the Divine and the Mysterious

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K00370
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02020:Chinese literature-related
• Research Institution: Nara Women's University
• Principal Investigator: OHIRA Sachiyo 奈良女子大学, 人文科学系, 教授 (90351725)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 地方志 / 世説新語 / 志怪 / 山水

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examines the literary activities of provincial government officials in the Jin-Song period. This period witnessed the compilation of numerous local chronicles on provincial customs and legends. Provincial government officials recorded the wonders performed by local filial sons and daughters, as well as the mysterious phenomena of the mountains. This study analyzes the meaning of the mysterious legends and anecdotes about prominent figures and how they were recorded, focusing on the three sites of Yuzhang, Kuaiji, and Pengcheng. It clarifies how various local legends changed as they were included in collections of novels.

Free Research Field

中国文学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

地方志や従軍記、正史や別伝等の諸記録を参照しながら、説話（軼事小説、志怪小説）を読みなおし、晋宋期における地域社会のありようや武人集団の信仰・文芸活動の一端を明らかにした。本研究は、『世説新語』や「桃花源記」といった中国古典小説作品に新たな解釈の可能性を示すとともに、説話や詩賦の整理分析による中国中古社会文化史研究の有効性を示すものでもある。研究成果は、中国と台湾の国際学会で発表し、国内外の学術雑誌に掲載された。