ABSTRACT This article discusses the relationship between the writings of fiction author Ogawa Yōko and the Konkōkyō sect of Shinto. It describes Ogawa’s religious upbringing at a Konkōkyō shrine and the religion’s beliefs in order to explain elements of her fiction. While a consideration of Konkōkyō is not necessary to enjoy Ogawa’s writings, it offers an important way of interpreting her work. Most published critics have focused on common themes of postmodern literature to categorize her writings such as depictions of dilapidation and moral degeneration. In contrast, this article builds on the research in this area of literary critic Yamazaki Makiko, who argues that according to Konkōkyō, the greatest spiritual realizations may occur at times of strife and in situations typically judged as degenerate and immoral. I argue that since the publication of Yamazaki’s research, Konkōkyō-related motifs have become increasingly central to Ogawa’s stories, which corresponds to her own statements about the changing focus of her later writings.

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小川洋子著作中的近光教宗教思想

摘要 本文讨论了小说作家小川洋子的作品与神道近光教派之间的关系。它描述了小川在 Konkōkyō 神社的宗教教养和宗教信仰，以解释她的小说元素。虽然欣赏小川的作品不一定要考虑近光京，但它提供了一种解释她的作品的重要方式。大多数出版的评论家都关注后现代文学的共同主题，以对她的作品进行分类，例如对破败和道德堕落的描述。相比之下，本文建立在文学评论家山崎牧子在这一领域的研究基础上，他认为，根据 Konkōkyō 的说法，最大的精神实现可能发生在冲突时期以及通常被认为是堕落和不道德的情况下。