研究の内容

　本研究は、「日本における怪異・怪談文化の成立と変遷に関する学際的研究」の延長線上に企画されたものである。前回の共同研究は、怪異・妖怪文化の資料の発掘および古代から近代にいたる変遷に研究の主眼を置いていたが、今回の共同研究では、「是害房絵巻」や「つくも神絵巻」などの妖怪的存在を重要な登場人物とする物語が登場して以降の、文学や演劇、絵本などの作品群に焦点を合わせ、その歴史的・社会的背景や創造性を探るとともに、現代のアニメやコミックへの影響なども考えたい。

This is a continuation of a former team research project conducted under the theme, "Interdisciplinary Research on the Historical Formation and Transition of Horror Culture in Japan." There we focused on horror, strange phenomena, monsters and ghosts represented in narratives and art from the ancient to modern periods, and studied how their depiction has transformed. To further our analysis, we will look more closely at visual materials, such as Zegaibô emaki and Tsukumogami emaki in which supernatural beings are the central characters. We will also examine the historical and social background of literature, picture books and performing arts that follow these original sources, and think about their influence on anime, comics and other cultural productions today.