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1 online resource (386 p.) |
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Japan Documents handbooks |
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Japan Documents handbooks
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| Contents |
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Mark Williams, Van C. Gessel and Yamane Michihiro -- Introduction -- Yamane Michihiro -- 1. Prophet of the Inner Life: Kitamura Tōkoku -- Michael Brownstein -- 2. Shimazaki Tōson and Christianity: When the Cherries Ripen in the Taishō Period -- Irina Holca -- 3. Arishima Takeo and Christianity -- Leith Morton -- 4. Akutagawa Ryūnosuke: A Christian Life -- Miyasaka Satoru -- 5. Incarnation of the Christian Faith in the Poetry of Yagi Jūkichi -- Yamane Michihiro |
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6. Hori Tatsuo: The Cross Dyed in Bloody Red and the Little Gods of Ancient Times -- Massimiliano Tomasi -- 7. Nagai Takashi on Divine Providence and Christian Self-Surrender: Towards a New Understanding of hansai -- Anthony Richard Haynes -- 8. Dazai Osamu: His Wrestle with the Bible -- Nagahama Takuma -- 9. Shiina Rinzō: His Two Visages -- Nagahama Takuma -- 10. From out of the Depths: Shimao Toshio's Literary Response to Adversity -- Mark Williams -- 11. Yasuoka Shōtarō and Christianity: From Postwar "Emptiness" to Religious Longing -- Yamane Ibuki |
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12. Miura Ayako and the Human Face of Faith -- Philip Gabriel -- 13. Endō Shūsaku and the Compassionate Companionship of Christ -- Van C. Gessel -- 14. Ogawa Kunio: Renewal of Faith and Identity in His seishomono (Bible Stories) -- Ryōta Sakurai -- 15. Kaga Otohiko: In Search of What Lies Beyond Death -- Imai Mari -- 16. Sono Ayako: Amor Vincit Omnia -- Kevin M. Doak -- 17. Takahashi Takako: Drawing Closer to God Through Literature -- Sekino Miho -- Index -- Index of titles |
| Summary |
Although a century and a half of Christian proselytizing has only led to the conversion of about one percent of the Japanese population, the proportion of writers who have either been baptized or significantly influenced in their work by Christian teachings is much higher. The seventeen authors examined in this volume have all employed themes and imagery in their writings influenced by Christian teachings. Those writing between the 1880s and the start of World War II were largely drawn to the Protestant emphasis on individual freedom, though many of them eventually rejected sectarian affiliation. Since 1945, on the other hand, Catholicism has produced a number of religiously committed authors, led by figures such as Endo Shusaku, the most popular and influential Christian writer in Japan to date. The authors discussed in these essays have contributed in a variety of ways to the indigenization of the imported religion.-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 27, 2023) |
| Subject |
Japanese literature -- Christian authors -- History and criticism
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Religion and culture -- Japan
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Religion and culture
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Japan
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Gessel, Van
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Michihiro, Yamane
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| ISBN |
9048558220 |
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9789048558223 |
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