Responses of Religious People and Scholars to the Earthquake and Tsunami in Northeastern Japan(<Special Issue>Religion and Calamities)

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  • 東日本大震災における宗教者と宗教研究者(<特集>災禍と宗教)
  • 東日本大震災における宗教者と宗教研究者
  • ヒガシニホン ダイシンサイ ニ オケル シュウキョウシャ ト シュウキョウ ケンキュウシャ

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This paper deals with responses of religious people and scholars to the earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. Great numbers of people fell victim to the powerful earthquake and ensuing tsunami that hit the Tohoku region of northeastern Honshu on 11 March. The response to the disaster was immediate. Among those who became involved in the relief efforts were people of religion, and a number of religious organizations set up disaster response centers on the very same day, quickly dispatching the first contingents of relief workers. The various Buddhist, Shinto, Christian, and other religious organizations soon became engaged in efforts to ascertain the safety of their followers and give them support. The surviving temples, shrines, and churches in the stricken region became places of temporary refuge and facilitated efforts by patrons, parishioners, and local residents to support one another. At the time of a disaster, temples, shrines, churches, and other religious organizations' buildings showed the power of the place as an emergency shelter and an activity base. They hold "resource power," "human power," and "religious power." Some scholars of religion have been involved in support activities with religious people as well as research on their activities in response to the disaster. This paper points out the importance of the collaboration of religious people and scholars.

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