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Dynamics of Civilizations volume3
2024-03-25 発行

Disaster information and documentation in the Meiji period

AMANO, Masashi National Museum of Japanese History
Publication Date
2024-03-25
Abstract
This paper focuses on the recording and transmission of disaster information, and examines the accumulation of disaster information, its trends, and the intentions behind its accumulation through a survey of information records accumulated by individuals during the Meiji period. Endō Sanenobu, the subject of this paper, was active mainly in Kyoto during the Meiji period (1868-1912), and in the course of his activities, he accumulated a vast amount of information records called the Seizan Manroku (静山漫録), including records of his investigations of ancient documents handed down in various places and verification records of folk tales and customs passed down in various places. In the course of accumulating such information, he became increasingly interested in disaster information after the Yodogawa river flood in Osaka in 1885, and eventually began to compile a series of Suiin Hikkai(酔蚓筆芥)on disaster information as his main theme. The series of information activities by Sanenobu were also supported by the development and diffusion of information media during that period. At the same time, the fact that Sanenobu paid attention to disaster information among various types of information suggests that he regarded disasters as an important turning point in his understanding of national and social changes. Through this information, the reality of people's social perceptions formed by the media will be revealed.
Document Type
特集:災害と文明・地域社会 (Special Issue: Disasters, civilization, and local society)
Keywords
the Yodogawa river
disaster information
information gathering
historical awareness
ISSN
2436-8326
JaLC DOI
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