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Japan and Christianity

Impacts and Responses

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Editors:
  1. John Breen

    1. School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK

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  2. Mark Williams

    1. University of Leeds, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • John Breen, Mark Williams
    Pages 1-7

  3. Translations of Christian Terminology into Japanese 16–19th Centuries: Problems and Solutions

    • Stefan Kaiser
    Pages 8-29

  4. Early Western-Style Paintings in Japan

    • Michael Cooper
    Pages 30-45

  5. New Perspectives on the Early Tokugawa Persecution

    • Ōhashi Yukihiro
    Pages 46-62

  6. Acculturation among the Kakure Kirishitan: Some Conclusions from the Tenchi Hajimari no Koto

    • Stephen Turnbull
    Pages 63-74

  7. Beyond the Prohibition: Christianity in Restoration Japan

    • John Breen
    Pages 75-93

  8. Christianity Encounters Buddhism in Japan: A Historical Perspective

    • Notto R. Thelle
    Pages 94-106

  9. The Religion of the West versus the Science of the West: The Evolution Controversy in Late Nineteenth Century Japan

    • Helen Ballhatchet
    Pages 107-121

  10. Written and Unwritten Texts of the Kakure Kirishitan

    • Christal Whelan
    Pages 122-137

  11. The Social Forms of Japanese Christianity

    • Mark R. Mullins
    Pages 138-155

  12. From Out of the Depths: The Japanese Literary Response to Christianity

    • Mark Williams
    Pages 156-174

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 175-189
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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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK

    John Breen

  • University of Leeds, UK

    Mark Williams

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Japan and Christianity

  • Book Subtitle: Impacts and Responses

  • Editors: John Breen, Mark Williams

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24360-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-312-12872-2Due: 11 December 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-24362-4Published: 01 January 1996

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-24360-0Published: 27 July 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 189

  • Topics: Philosophy of Religion, Cultural Studies, Christianity

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