From 1912 to the enactment of martial law, the faith of the average person is often seen as just a superstitious culture, and only a few folklore historians and sociologists have used a western-styled research and previous studies to commit to field research. After martial law, the government slowly developed a new structure for this field by expanding deities, temples, worship, and teachings and all aspects of religious culture. As a result, the construction of the average person’s belief compared to other religions was much more structured and developed. In general, the different religions and the new religious research have not been studied much, and for those who have studied this field, the results have not been widely circulated to the masses. This particular field of study has also experienced a difficult time of being publishable material, and thus curbs the ability of the field to grow and expand with new research. This derivation of the old religion is seen as confusing to the public, its definition unclear, and different fields all have the same problem of coming together to form cohesive research results. For example, the historians concentrate on the average worshipping community, while sociologists focus on the religion itself, both sides seem to only put forward their own ideas, and are unable to collaborate, and only the cooperation of these two sectors will result in the continuation of this academic field. Without the combined contribution of previous researchers, academics, and the publishing community, it would be impossible to proceed to study this field in scope or range.
