Interchange Historic Study on Formation and Border Violation of the Christian Network in Ryukyu Islands(Nanto)

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24520073
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Religious studies
• Research Institution: Teikyo University of Science & Technology (2014-2016); Koshien University (2012-2013)
• Principal Investigator: ISSHIKI Aki 帝京科学大学, 医療科学部, 教授 (70299056)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: キリスト教交流史 / 「民衆キリスト教」の弧 / 南島キリスト教史 / 志喜屋孝信 / 新沖縄建設運動 / 越境と交流 / 周縁的伝道知 / 軍事化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

There are many Christians in the "South Islands(南島)" and have unique faith. In this study, I have clarified that the cause is in the occupation of the US military in each group of Okinawa after the war. The South Islands Christianity evangelism started seriously at the end of the 19th century. And that evangelism formed a network of faith with the former colonies and the surrounding areas and states of the empire Japan. Also, believers and evangelists crossed over those areas and repeated various exchanges. And they got "knowledge of circumcision evangelism" different from the mainland, they returned to the South Islands and spread them. Thus, I prove that the "arc of popular Christianity" was formed in the area around the South Islands. In addition, I revealed that the characteristics of that faith are inherited even after the war.

Free Research Field

南島・日本キリスト教史　文化交流史