- 著者
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真辺 将之
- 出版者
- 公益財団法人 史学会
- 雑誌
- 史学雑誌 (ISSN:00182478)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.114, no.1, pp.69-94, 2005
This paper considers the continuity and change in the consciousness of member of the former samurai class (shizoku), in Meiji era. The consciousness of "shizoku" which, was closely related to the feudal territory (han), to which they belonged once. The consciousness and cohesion which shizoku built up in the Meiji era was based on their experience as hanshi during the last days of the Tokugawa Bakufu. However, their former consciousness did not necessarily continue completely in tact, but grew into the cause for them to support the concept of people's rights. The former consciousness became connected with nationalism; that is, feudal consciousness formed the mentality for acquiring modern consciousness. In addition, shizoku did not necessarily act together, as upper level vassals and ordinary vassals were often opposed to each other, due to different economic relations to their former feudal lord after the Meiji Restoration. However, their consciousness, and cohesion was originated from their experience as hanshi. The conventional research on shizoku has only clarified its social stratification, but there is also a necessity to examine the aspect of consciousness. Moreover, when considering "continuation" and "rupture" during the Meiji Restoration, such research provides interesting and suggestive insights.