Christianity in Early Modern Japan

Christianity in Early Modern Japan
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 9004122907
ISBN-13 : 9789004122901
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Book Synopsis Christianity in Early Modern Japan by : Ikuo Higashibaba

Download or read book Christianity in Early Modern Japan written by Ikuo Higashibaba and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a new history of Christianity in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Japan by depicting the world of ordinary Japanese Christians. It examines their religious expressions, as well as textual expositions given to them, within the context of Japanese religious culture.


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