@article{oai:ir.kagoshima-u.ac.jp:00007415, author = {財部, めぐみ and Takarabe, Megumi}, issue = {2}, journal = {南太平洋研究, South Pacific Study}, month = {Jan}, note = {People in the Amami Islands have long had faith in such an indigenous folk religion as Noro and Yuta, which were brought into the Amami Islands from Okinawa around 16th century under the rule of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Since 1878, various religious groups such as Buddhists, Catholics and new denominations have come to Amami Oshima and started active missionary work. The paper focuses on a Buddhist group called Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji Sect, which was the first religious(modern) group to conduct missionary work in Amami Oshima. After a brief religious history of Amami, I will discuss the Hongwanji sect’s missionary style and its involvement with various charitable works and the manner in which the latter was an important contributing factor in Amami people accepting Hongwanji sect Buddhism as their new religious faith.}, pages = {1--12}, title = {奄美大島における近代仏教の布教過程の特質 : 宗教者の移動性と布教スタイルを中心に}, volume = {30}, year = {2010} }