第一部（13:00〜14:20、14:40〜15:45）

　　　　　　　　　　

開会挨拶：島薗進 （東京大学 グローバルＣＯＥ拠点リーダー）
　　　　　　　Susumu SHIMAZONO, The University of Tokyo

講演１：肥田路美 （早稲田大学）
　「舎利信仰と王権」　
　Romi HIDA, Waseda University
　The Cult of Sarira and Sovereignty
講演2 ：エリック・トゥーノ（ラトガース大学）
「聖なる欠片からモノへ、あるいはその逆：　初期中世の視覚文化における聖遺物とイメージ」
Erik THUNO, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
From Holy Fragment to Material Artifact and Back. On Relic and Image in Early Medieval Visual Culture

休憩　14:20〜14:40

講演3：スコット・B・モントゴメリー （デンヴァー大学）
「黄金の肌、輝く骨：　中世人の知覚における聖遺物と聖遺物容器の融合」
Scott B. MONTGOMERY, University of Denver
Golden Flesh, Radiant Bones: The Unity of Relic and Reliquary in Medieval Perception
講演4：根立研介 （京都大学）
「日本の肖像彫刻と遺骨崇拝」
Kensuke NEDACHI, Kyoto University
Japanese Portrait Sculpture and the Cult of Human Remains

第二部（16:10〜18:00）

コメント　秋山聰 （東京大学）
「聖遺物とイメージ：東西比較の試み」
Akira AKIYAMA, The University of Tokyo
Relic and Image. An Attempt at a Comparative Art History

ディスカッション

閉会挨拶 小佐野　重利 （東京大学）
　　　　　　Shigetoshi OSANO, The University of Tokyo

The Global Center of Excellence (=G-COE) hosted a public, international symposium, "Interrelationship of Relics and Images: An Attempt at a Comparative Art History," on December 16, 2007. The event took place 1:00 PM on the Hongo Campus, in Lecture Hall No. 1 of the Faculty of Law and Letters Building No. 2. Between 130 and 140 people attended the meeting, more than we had anticipated, so it was our happy misfortune that the 150 copies of handout materials we had prepared for distribution soon ran out.

The symposium consisted of two sessions. The
first was devoted to presentations by four scholars--two
specializing in Buddhist art and two specializing in
Christian art. To start things off, Prof. Susumu
Shimazono, the leader of the G-COE Program
"Development and Systematization of Death and Life
Studies (DALS)," offered welcoming remarks and spoke
about the G-COE project.
Prof. Romi Hida (Waseda University) then spoke
on “The Cult of Sarira and Sovereignty” and the
historical evolution of the veneration of Buddha relics in
China. Her comments about how relics were tied in with
sovereignty, the various aspects of their presentation
and display, and the sense that some Chinese had the
feeling of being in a remote region [remote from the
"center of civilization," i.e., India] was of interest to
scholars of medieval Christianity for purposes of
comparison, and I was impressed to see our two
participants from overseas vigorously taking notes.
Next, Prof. Erik Thunφ (Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey) discussed the Sancta
Sanctorum Chapel in Rome, which houses the enameled
reliquary cross, the Reliquary of the True Cross that
contains a fragment of the True Cross and, also in Rome,
the mosaics of the Basilica of Santa Prassede. He also
discussed the diverse reciprocal relationships between
relics and images of early medieval Christianity.
Following this, Prof. Scott B. Montgomery
(University of Denver) presented fascinating examples
of figured reliquaries, which proliferated during the late
medieval period. Explaining their use in religious rites,
he discussed his own research and argued for the
possibility that the saints, their relics, and the reliquaries
were considered to be one and the same.
F i n a l l y , P r o f . K e n s u k e N e d a c h i ( K y o t o
University) discussed Japanese portrait images and their
intimate connection with the veneration of the bones of
the deceased, commenting on earlier examples for this
practice in China. Going beyond the narrow framework
of relic cults, I believe his remarks suggested to Western
scholars the possibility of comparative research (for
example, of wax portrait images) from the viewpoint
that three-dimensional function as substitutes for the
human body.
For the second session, citing Hans Belting, I
commented briefly on possibilities of an East-West
comparison of the correlation of relic and image. This
was followed by a discussion based on the first session.
Details will appear in proceedings due to be published in
the next academic year. Although the session went over
the scheduled time, the topics for discussion were not
exhausted, and succeeded in heightening interest in the
topics of relics and an attempt at an East-West
comparison. Over half of the attendees were scholars of
Western culture, however, and as noted in the closing
remarks by Prof. Shigetoshi Osano, vice-director,
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, Faculty
of Letters, it is hoped that henceforth scholars of
Japanese culture will actively play an increasing role in
implementing comparative studies that are more
thoroughly international.
More than a few of the participants came from
a considerable distance. Furthermore, many attendees
kindly filled out the questionnaires that were handed out
at the meeting, and the responses included valuable
suggestions and proposals. We will refer to these, which
will enable us to plan symposiums with enriched
discussions. In closing, in addition to the professors who
made presentations I would like to thank everyone who
participated, as well as the research staff and students
who helped so much in the preparation and
management of the event.
This symposium was held as "'Death and Life'
and Visual Culture I." “'Death and Life' and Visual
Culture II" will be held on May 31 (Saturday) with the
theme, "Miraculous Images in Christian and Buddhist
Culture." Details will follow.