Essays on the Modern Japanese Church Christianity in Meiji Japan
Essays on the Modern Japanese Church (Gendai Nihon kyokai shiron), published in 1906, was the first Japanese-language history of Christianity in Meiji Japan. Yamaji Aizan's firsthand account describes the reintroduction of Christianity to Japan-its development, rapid expansion, and decline-and...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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University of Michigan Press
2020
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| Series: | Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies
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| Online Access: | DOAB: download the publication DOAB: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | Essays on the Modern Japanese Church (Gendai Nihon kyokai shiron), published in 1906, was the first Japanese-language history of Christianity in Meiji Japan. Yamaji Aizan's firsthand account describes the reintroduction of Christianity to Japan-its development, rapid expansion, and decline-and its place in the social, political, and intellectual life of the Meiji period. Yamaji's overall argument is that Christianity played a crucial role in shaping the growth and development of modern Japan. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (207 p.) |
| ISBN: | mpub.22854 |
| Access: | Open Access |