著者

李 勝鉉

出版者

日本宗教学会

雑誌

宗教研究 (ISSN:03873293)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.80, no.3, pp.665-686, 2006-12-30 (Released:2017-07-14)

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本論は、柳宗悦の著書『南無阿弥陀仏』(一九五五年)を通して宗教と美との関わりを柳がどのように理解したかについて考察するものである。『南無阿弥陀仏』では、彼が青年時代から展開してきた宗教哲学の構想や独自の「民芸」運動の原点を、浄土思想によって総合的に集約しようという試みがなされている。本論はこの集約の過程を検討し、彼が宗教認識を確立させていく際、どのようにして美というものを取り入れる論理を導くことができたのかについて論じる。まず『無量寿経』の本願思想を取り上げることによって、信と美が根本的に関わる所を示そうとした柳の着眼を明らかにする。そして次に、柳が宗教と美に共通した本願思想の根本であるとしている名号論の意味を探る。最後に、柳が『南無阿弥陀仏』を論じる際、現実における信と実の具体的な事例として示した「妙好人」と民芸品との関わりを問うことによって、目に見えるものを媒介して宗教認識を高めようとした柳の宗教論の解明を試みる。

著者

李 勝鉉

出版者

東京大学文学部宗教学研究室

雑誌

東京大学宗教学年報 (ISSN:2896400)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.20, pp.89-105, 2003-03-31

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Philosopher of religion Yanagi Muneyoshi (1889-1961), born in the Meiji period and active throughout the Taisho and Showa periods, propagated a unique view of religion known as the "religion of aesthetics" (bi no shukyo). At the beginning of his career, Yanagi studied western culture through his participation in the "White Birch" (Shirakaba) literary group. He later turned his attention to eastern culture and formed his own thoughts on religion in the course of founding the "Folk Art Movement" (mingei undo). His activities at this time encompassed a wide spectrum, ranging from a quest for "pure" religious truth to the study of art. Yanagi embraced both religion and art at once, and stated that they were in fact originally "not two" (funi], but rather one and the same. When Yanagi became interested in eastern culture he also encountered Korean folk culture for the first time. Strongly impressed by the beauty of items for daily use, created by simple Korean people who did not personalize their works by imprinting their names upon them, he began to advocate a theory of "folk art." Previous studies of Yanagi have been undertaken from the three separate disciplinary viewpoints of folk art, Korean culture, and religious studies. However, for Yanagi himself, these three aspects remained inseparable throughout his entire life. This article attempts to keep his perspective in mind. It is in the interest of maintaining this inclusive perspective that I focus on Yanagi's early religious thought, from the years 1910 to 1924, while focusing initially on his activities in the Shirakaba group and his relationship with Korea. It was during these years that he chose the career of a philosopher of religion, began the search for a universal concept of religion which would fuse eastern and western ideas, and finally created a theory of religion and art which considered both as an indivisible entity. His initial encounter with the Korean people also falls into this period. Investigation of this stage of Yanagi's life will, I believe, reveal the most essential foundations of his thought.

著者

李 勝鉉

出版者

東京大学文学部宗教学研究室

雑誌

東京大学宗教学年報 (ISSN:2896400)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.18, pp.145-149, 2001-03-31

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