Abstract
This study examined the new concept “Indigenous Psychology (IP)” through the journal Hentai Shinri in the Taisho period. With the perspective of “History of Psychology ”, each contribution that concerned with the indigenous concept or indigenous knowledge was sampled for analyzes. As a result, the indigenous concept or indigenous knowledge tended to be discussed within the folk psychotherapy and psychic phenomenon in the journal. Also, there was a tendency for the way of discussion to change over time. Moreover, from the papers sampled from the journal, the research object as well as the methodology is likely to be consistent with the current IP research. Analyzing Hentai Shinri while incorporating the perspective of Indigenous Psychology may help us to re-evaluate this journal’s position in the history of psychology in Japan. However, the interpretation and discussion of the indigenous concept or knowledge were insufficient. I analyzed the lack of interest in bodily experience that narrowed Hentai Shinri’s deeper discussion of the indigenous concept or knowledge. Meanwhile, this is also a good lesson and experiences that the current IP should learn.
