ミューラー チャールズ
Mueller Charles
ミューラー チャールズ 所属 藤女子大学 文学部 英語文化学科 職種 教授 |
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言語種別 | 英語 |
発行・発表の年月 | 2023/05/06 |
形態種別 | 研究論文(学術雑誌) |
査読 | 査読あり |
標題 | Paths to the Buddhist priesthood: A qualitative study of Kōyasan priests |
執筆形態 | 共著 |
掲載誌名 | Social Compass |
掲載区分 | 国外 |
出版社・発行元 | Sage Journals |
巻・号・頁 | 70(2),pp.263-282 |
総ページ数 | 20 |
担当範囲 | As lead author, I developed the methodological approach, conducted much of the analysis, and wrote and edited much of the paper. |
担当区分 | 筆頭著者 |
著者・共著者 | ◎Mueller, Charles
Nagashima, Miori |
概要 | Factors that currently lead Japanese men to enter and remain in the Buddhist priesthood are poorly understood. This article reports the results of a qualitative study that examines the profiles of a seminary instructor and six Shingon Buddhist priests at Kōyasan guesthouse temples. The data, collected from semi-structured interviews, were analyzed with ATLAS.ti using a thematic analysis approach. The study identified seven key themes related to (1) family, (2) mentoring relationships, (3) education, (4) labor, (5) spiritual practices, (6) religious doctrines and faith, and (7) the devotion of guests. For the six priests, family connections were found to play an especially critical role in initial decisions to enter the priesthood, whereas other factors chiefly contributed to sustained commitment. The results are discussed in terms of theories of ‘costly signaling’, ego-identity statuses, and the Japanese tendency to construct personal identity within the context of social affiliations. |
researchmap用URL | https://researchmap.jp/cmmueller/published_papers/41051193 |