International Comparative Research on Reforms and Exchanges with Research Centers for Promoting the Internationalization of Religious Studies

该项目的目的是调查各个研究中心，以审查国际宗教研究的状况并促进此类研究。这项调查包括访问世界各地的研究中心，以会面和讨论宗教研究，并通过这种接触和调查收集信息。2003年11月参加了美国宗教学会的座谈会，并在东京国际人权协会世界大会（2005年3月）上分享了项目成果，访问了19个国家的50多个研究中心。这些访问的结果，沿着调查一起发布在我们的互联网上HP（见www.nanzan-u.ac.jp/SHUBUNKEN/projects/）这些访问的一个特点是，访问和接触了过去没有受到太多注意的领域（如东欧、南美、南亚），扩大了我们在宗教研究方面的国际接触范围。最后，2006年1月，与来自比利时、爱沙尼亚、巴西、美国和美国宗教学会的代表举行了一次关于“宗教研究的国际化：世界各地研究中心之间的国际合作”的讲习班。

This project had as its aim the investigation of various research centers in order to examine the state of international research on religion, and to promote such research. This investigation involved visiting research centers around the world to meet and discuss research on religion, and gather information through such contacts and through a survey. Other activities included participation in a panel at the American Academy of Religion in November 2003, and sharing our project results through activities at the Tokyo IAHR World Congress (March 2005).As a result, our project members visited over 50 research centers in 19 countries. The results of these visits, along with the survey are posted on our internet HP(see www.nanzan-u.ac.jp/SHUBUNKEN/projects/) One characteristic of these visits was that they included visits and contacts in areas which have not received much attention in the past (e.g.Eastern Europe, South America, south Asia), which has broadened the international scope of our contacts for religious studies.Finally, a workshop was held in January 2006 on "The Internationalization of Religious Studies : International Cooperation among Research Centers around the World," with representatives from Belgium, Estonia, Brazil, USA, and the American Academy of Religion.