Introduction -- 1 Japanese Christian thought : Doctrinal diversity or civilizational clash? -- 2 Japanese Confucianism and Japanese Christianity: Parallels and interactions -- 3 Early Tokugawa anti-Christian discourse : Proclamations, populist literature and diplomacy -- 4 Attacking non-Christian 'Christians' : Ideological uses of early Tokugawa anti-Christian discourse -- 5 Mid- and late Tokugawa anti-Christian discourse : Continuity and change -- 6 Meiji anti-Christian discourse : Modern national ideology and conservatism
Summary
This volume recasts the history of anti-Christian discourse in Japan showing its influence on modern thought and politics
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-220) and index