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The samurai and the cross : the Jesuit enterprise in early modern Japan / M. Antoni J. Ucerler, S.J.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 445 pages) : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197640364.Subject(s): Jesuits -- Missions -- Japan -- History | Japan -- Church history -- To 1868 | Japan -- History -- 1185-1868 | Religion
| Religion & beliefsAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780195335439DDC classification: 266.209520903 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: M. Antoni J. Ucerler examines how the Jesuit missionaries sought new ways to communicate their faith in an unfamiliar linguistic, cultural, and religious environment-and how they sought to 're-invent' Christianity in the context of samurai Japan. Based on little-known primary sources in various languages, 'The Samurai and the Cross' explores the moral and political debates over religion, law, and 'reason of state' that took place on both the European and the Japanese side.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Also issued in print: 2022.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
M. Antoni J. Ucerler examines how the Jesuit missionaries sought new ways to communicate their faith in an unfamiliar linguistic, cultural, and religious environment-and how they sought to 're-invent' Christianity in the context of samurai Japan. Based on little-known primary sources in various languages, 'The Samurai and the Cross' explores the moral and political debates over religion, law, and 'reason of state' that took place on both the European and the Japanese side.
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