Del i serien Asian Religions and Society
Xavier's Legacies
Catholicism in Modern Japanese Culture
Inbunden, Engelska, 2011
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Japan has had three Catholic prime ministers, and its current empress was raised and educated in the faith. How did a non-Christian nation come to foster more Catholic leaders than the United States, particularly when Protestantism is said to define Christianity in Japan and Catholicism is believed to be but a fleeting element of Japan's so-called Christian century?Far from being a relic of the past – something brought to Japan by sixteenth-century missionaries such as Francis Xavier and then forgotten – Catholicism offered, and continues to provide, an authentic way for Japanese believers to shape their cultural identities. This volume documents the appeal of Catholicism, not only among farmers and fishers but also among scientists, diplomats, novelists, and members of the imperial household who have found in Catholicism an alternative way to keep "tradition" and negotiate modernity since the late nineteenth century.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2011-03-01
- Mått152 x 229 x 18 mm
- Vikt460 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieAsian Religions and Society
- Antal sidor232
- FörlagUniversity of British Columbia Press
- ISBN9780774820219
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