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Michel Revon : A forgotten Japanologist and his Study of shintoïsme

Conférence de Yoshiko Imaizumi 今泉宜子, chercheuse à l’Institut de recherche du Meiji Jingu (明治神宮), dans le cadre du séminaire collectif du Centre Japon.

Mercredi 20 janvier de 15h à 17h
 
Salle 2, 105 boulevard Raspail 75006 Paris
 

Résumé

This presentation will explore the Michel Revon’s understanding of Shinto. Michel Revon (1867-1943) is known as a first professor to be appointed to the chair of “Japanese history and civilization” established in 1920 at the faculty of literature in the Paris University. While he taught a French Law in the Imperial University of Tokyo since 1893, Revon developed his interests in Japanese cultures. His important works on Japan came out after his return to France in 1899, one of which was Le Shinntoisme. Revon’s main objective was to examine Shinto in its two different aspects: one is its theoretical aspect; and the other is its practical aspect. For Revon, mythologies were the keys for the theoretical analysis, and norito was that for the practical analysis. I will discuss the process of development of his Shinto study, its significance in the wide range of his japanologic research, and then point out several questions derived from his arguments.

 


OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
crjehess (11 janvier 2010). Michel Revon : A forgotten Japanologist and his Study of shintoïsme. Carnets du Centre Japon. Consulté le 21 juin 2025 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/m9j9