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Mase-Hasegawa Emi |
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Titolo |
Christ in Japanese culture [[electronic resource] ] : theological themes in Shusaku Endo's literary works / / by Emi Mase-Hasegawa |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-39826-1 |
9786612398261 |
90-474-3321-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (274 p.) |
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Collana |
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Brill's Japanese studies library, , 0925-6512 ; ; v. 28 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Christianity and literature - Japan |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-241) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preliminary Materials / E. Mase-Hasegawa -- Chapter One. Introduction / E. Mase-Hasegawa -- Chapter Two. The Japanese Religio-Cultural Context / E. Mase-Hasegawa -- Chapter Three. Endo Shusaku’s Approach To Christianity / E. Mase-Hasegawa -- Chapter Four. Endo’s Image Of Christ / E. Mase-Hasegawa -- Chapter Five. Endo’s Transformed Image Of Christ / E. Mase-Hasegawa -- Chapter Six. Conclusion / E. Mase-Hasegawa -- Epilogue—The Seed Of Christ Sown In Culture / E. Mase-Hasegawa -- Postscript—The Spirit Of Christ Inculturated / E. Mase-Hasegawa -- Appendix / E. Mase-Hasegawa -- References / E. Mase-Hasegawa -- Glossary / E. Mase-Hasegawa -- Index Of Names / E. Mase-Hasegawa. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This ground-breaking study on the Roman Catholic, Japanese novelist Endo Shusaku (1923-1996) uniquely combines western and Japanese religious, theological and philosophical thought. The author interprets Endo’s central works such as Silence (1966), The Samurai (1980), and Deep River (1996), from a theological point of view as documents of inculturation of Christianity in Japan. Analysing the social and religious context of Japan in a global perspective, the author identifies a central role for koshinto - a traditional Japanese ethos - in Endo's thought on inculturation. Endo’s change from a critical to a positive acceptance of |
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