Topographical approach toward religious circumstances in early modern European cities

通过结合各种档案资料和第一手资料，我们能够找到一种分析教区或地区城市生活和社会微观层面的方法。地形学方法在分析欧洲城市和城镇时是有效的，尤其是在宗教改革期间和之后寻找那些选择自己宗教的个人时。考察城市生活和社会微观层面的变迁，能够厘清近代早期城镇建设和组织背后的逻辑变迁。专门研究日本、法国、德国、英国历史的日本历史学家和法国历史学家进行了学术讨论，并通过对历史的分析，在日本和法国的著作中提出了将比较历史作为一种方法的可能性。

By combining archival and primary sources of various kinds, were able to work out a method of analyzing micro level of urban life and society carried out in parishes or districts.Topographical methods turned out to be effective in analyzing European cities and towns, and especially in pursuing individuals who had chosen their own religion during and afterthe Reformation.Viewing the alteration in micro level of urban life and society, were able to clarify thetransition of logic behind construction and organization of cities and towns throughout theearly modern ages.An academic discussion has been organized between Japanese and French historians, specializing in histories of Japan, France, Germany and Britain and by going throughhistorical analyses the possibility of comparative history as a method has been suggestedin writing, both in Japanese and French.