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The Kakure Kirishitan of Japan
Author | : Stephen R. Turnbull |
Publsiher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Catholics |
ISBN | : 9781873410707 |
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First major study in English of the Japanese 'hidden' Christians - the Kakure Kirishitan, who chose to remain separate from the Catholic Church when religious toleration was granted in 1873 - and the development of the faith and rituals from the 16th century to the present day.
The Beginning of Heaven and Earth
Author | : Christal Whelan |
Publsiher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 1996-09-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0824818245 |
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In 1865 a French priest was visited by a small group of Japanese at his newly built church in Nagasaki. They were descendants of Japan's first Christians, the survivors of brutal religious persecution under the Tokugawa government. The Kakure Kirishitan, or "hidden Christians," had practiced their religion in secret for several hundred years. Sometime after their visit the priest received a copy of the Kakure bible, the Tenchi Hajimari no Koto, "Beginning of Heaven and Earth," an intriguing amalgam of Bible stories, Japanese fables, and Roman Catholic doctrine. Whelan offers a complete translation of this unique work accompanied by an illuminating commentary that provides the first theory of origin and evolution of the Tenchi. Today, the few Kakure Kirishitan communities still in existence view the Tenchi as strange and flawed, expressing a distorted form of Christianity. It is, however, the only text produced by the Kakure Kirishitan that depicts their highly syncretistic tradition and provides a colorful window through which to examine the dynamics of religious acculturation.
Japan s Hidden Christians
Author | : Ann Harrington |
Publsiher | : Loyola Press |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : UOM:39015029221457 |
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In Search of Japan s Hidden Christians
Author | : John Dougill |
Publsiher | : SPCK |
Total Pages | : 253 |
Release | : 2016-09-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780281075539 |
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In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians is a remarkable story of suppression, secrecy and survival in the face of human cruelty and God’s apparent silence. Part history, part travelogue, it explores and seeks to explain a clash of civilizations—of East and West—that resonates to this day. For seven generations, Japan’s ‘Hidden Christians’ preserved a faith that was forbidden on pain of death. Just as remarkably, descendants of the Hidden Christians continue to practise their beliefs today, refusing to rejoin the Catholic Church. Why? And what is it about Japanese culture that makes it so resistant to Western Christianity?
The Beginning of Heaven and Earth
Author | : Christal Whelan |
Publsiher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 149 |
Release | : 1996-09-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780824861605 |
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In 1865 a French priest was visited by a small group of Japanese at his newly built church in Nagasaki. They were descendants of Japan's first Christians, the survivors of brutal religious persecution under the Tokugawa government. The Kakure Kirishitan, or "hidden Christians," had practiced their religion in secret for several hundred years. Sometime after their visit the priest received a copy of the Kakure bible, the Tenchi Hajimari no Koto, "Beginning of Heaven and Earth," an intriguing amalgam of Bible stories, Japanese fables, and Roman Catholic doctrine. Whelan offers a complete translation of this unique work accompanied by an illuminating commentary that provides the first theory of origin and evolution of the Tenchi. Today, the few Kakure Kirishitan communities still in existence view the Tenchi as strange and flawed, expressing a distorted form of Christianity. It is, however, the only text produced by the Kakure Kirishitan that depicts their highly syncretistic tradition and provides a colorful window through which to examine the dynamics of religious acculturation.
Japan and Christianity
Author | : John Breen,Mark Williams |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2016-07-27 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781349243600 |
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Much has been written of the 'success' of the early missions to Japan during the decades immediately following the arrival of the first Jesuits in 1549. The subsequent 'failure' of the faith to put down roots strong enough to survive this initial wave of enthusiasm is discussed with equal alacrity. The papers in this volume, born of a Conference marking the centenary of the Japan Society of London, represent an attempt to reassess the contact between Christianity and Japan in terms of a symbiotic relationship, a dialogue in which the impact of Japan on the imported religion is viewed alongside the more frequently cited influence of Christianity on Japanese society. Here is a dynamic cultural encounter, examined by the papers in this volume from a series of political, literary and historical perspectives.
The Kakure Kirishitan of Japan
Author | : Stephen Turnbull |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 1998-01-19 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781136751608 |
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First major study in English of the Japanese 'hidden' Christians - the Kakure Kirishitan, who chose to remain separate from the Catholic Church when religious toleration was granted in 1873 - and the development of the faith and rituals from the 16th century to the present day.
Handbook of Christianity in Japan
Author | : Mark Mullins |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 435 |
Release | : 2018-12-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9789047402374 |
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This volume provides researchers and students of religion with an indispensable reference work on the history, cultural impact, and reshaping of Christianity in Japan. Divided into three parts, Part I focuses on Christianity in Japanese history and includes studies of the Roman Catholic mission in pre-modern Japan, the 'hidden Christian' tradition, Protestant missions in the modern period, Bible translations, and theology in Japan. Part II examines the complex relationship between Christianity and various dimensions of Japanese society, such as literature, politics, social welfare, education for women, and interaction with other religious traditions. Part III focuses on resources for the study of Christianity in Japan and provides a guide to archival collections, research institutes, and bibliographies. Based on both Japanese and Western scholarship, readers will find this volume to be a fascinating and important guide.