Author: Elison, George

Deus destroyed : the image of Christianity in early modern Japan
Date1973
Publish_locationCambridge, MA
PublisherHarvard University Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeBook, Digital Book (PDF)
Series
ShelfHallway Cases, Digital Archives
Call NumberBR1306.E4 1973
Descriptionxiv, 542 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pdf
Note

Deus destroyed : the image of Christianity in early modern Japan / George Elison.

Attitudes of entry: the Jesuit approach to the Japanese setting -- The Christian attempt at an ethical synthesis: the misunderstandings and the appeal -- The accommodative method: the Jesuit mission policy and cultural contribution -- The donation of Bartolomeu: a Jesuit colony in Nagasaki -- Hideyoshi and the sectarians -- Pilgrim's progress: Fabian Fucan -- The final solution -- The effects of propaganda: epitaph to an encounter -- Deus destroyed / Fabian Fucan -- Deceit disclosed / Christovão Ferreira sive Sawano Chūan -- Kirishitan Monogatari: anonymous chapbook -- Christians countered / Suzuki Shōsan.

Translations (p. [255]-389): Fabian, F. Deus destroyed (Ha Daiusu).--Ferreira, C. sive Sawano, C. Deceit disclosed (Kengiroku).--Kirishitan monogatari, anonymous chapbook.--Suzuki, S. Christians countered (Ha Kirishitan).
Includes bibliography (p.495-514) and index.

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SubjectJapan--Church history Anti-Christian texts--Buddhist authors Jesuits--Missions--Japan--History--16th-17th centuries Christianity--Controversial literature Christianity--Japan--History--16th-17th centuries Anti-Christian treatises--Japan Apostates [Ex-church members]--Japan
ISBN0674199618 ; 9780674199613
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