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Handbook of Japanese Christian Writers
MHM Limited, 2022
eISBN: 978-4-909286-11-6 | Cloth: 978-4-909286-10-9
ABOUT THIS BOOK | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
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 Endō Shūsaku, 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. See other books on: Asian Studies | Handbook | Japanese | Literature & the Arts | Williams, Mark See other titles from MHM Limited |
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Handbook of Japanese Christian Writers
ABOUT THIS BOOK | TOC
MHM Limited, 2022
eISBN: 978-4-909286-11-6
Cloth: 978-4-909286-10-9
eISBN: 978-4-909286-11-6
Cloth: 978-4-909286-10-9
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 Endō Shūsaku, 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.
ABOUT THIS BOOK | TOC
