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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Hovedforfatter: Yamaji, Aizan (auth)
Format: Electronisk Book Chapter
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: University of Michigan Press 2020
Serier:Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies 27
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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.
Fysisk beskrivelse:1 electronic resource (207 p.)
ISBN:mpub.22854
Adgang:Open Access