Handbook of Japanese Christian Writers Hardback
Edited by Mark Williams, Van Gessel, Yamane Michihiro
Part of the Handbooks on Japanese Studies series
Hardback
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Although a century and a half of Christian proselytizing has only led to the conversion of about one percent of the Japanese population, the proportion of writers who have either been baptized or significantly influenced in their work by Christian teachings is much higher.
The seventeen authors examined in this volume have all employed themes and imagery in their writings influenced by Christian teachings.
Those writing between the 1880s and the start of World War II were largely drawn to the Protestant emphasis on individual freedom, though many of them eventually rejected sectarian affiliation.
Since 1945, on the other hand, Catholicism has produced a number of religiously committed authors, led by figures such as Endo Shusaku, the most popular and influential Christian writer in Japan to date.
The authors discussed in these essays have contributed in a variety of ways to the indigenization of the imported religion.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:371 pages
- Publisher:Amsterdam University Press
- Publication Date:01/11/2022
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- ISBN:9789048558216
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:371 pages
- Publisher:Amsterdam University Press
- Publication Date:01/11/2022
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- ISBN:9789048558216
