Stephen Turnbull

The Kakure Kirishitan of Japan (eBook, ePUB)

A Study of Their Development, Beliefs and Rituals to the Present Day

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

First major study in English of the Japanese 'hidden' Christians and the development of the faith and rituals from the 16th century to the present day.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 316
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 1998
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136751592
• Artikelnr.: 38278483

Autorenporträt

Stephen Turnbull

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction 2 The historical background to the Kakure faith 3 The
organization of the Kakure communities and their relationship to
Catholicism 4 The origins and uses of the Kakure gozensama 5 Christian
martyrs and the sacred places of the Kakure Kirishitan 6 The Kakure worship
calendar and the role of prayer 7 The structure of Kakure worship and the
significance of the communal meal 8 The spirit world and the Kakure
Kirishitan 9 Death, ancestors and the Kakure Kirishitan 10 The Kakure in
Context