03539oam 22006974a 450 991041652130332120250705110036.097809395129350939512939https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.22854(CKB)5590000000000300(OCoLC)1184509470(MdBmJHUP)muse91945(MiAaPQ)EBC6321379(MiAaPQ)EBC6533744EBL6533744(OCoLC)1291316348(AU-PeEL)EBL6533744(ScCtBLL)ccd2122a-785c-4fb8-b16e-284d03b8bb3d(ODN)ODN0006091176(EXLCZ)99559000000000030019990923d1999 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEssays on the Modern Japanese ChurchChristianity in Meiji Japan /Yamaji Aizan ; translated by Graham Squires ; with introductory essays by Graham Squires and A. Hamish Ion2020Ann Arbor, Mich :Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan,1999.©1999.1 online resource (viii, 196 p.)Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies ;v.27Description based upon print version of record.9780472901913 0472901915 Includes bibliographical references and index.Essays on the Modern Japanese Church (Gendai Nihon kyokai shiron), published in 1906, was the first Japanese-language history of Christianity in Meiji Japan. Yamaji Aizan's firsthand account describes the reintroduction of Christianity to Japan-its development, rapid expansion, and decline-and its place in the social, political, and intellectual life of the Meiji period. Yamaji's overall argument is that Christianity played a crucial role in shaping the growth and development of modern Japan. Yamaji was a strong opponent of the government-sponsored "emperor-system ideology," and through his historical writing he tried to show how Japan had a tradition of tolerance and openness at a time when government-sponsored intellectuals were arguing for greater conformity and submissiveness to the state on the basis of Japanese "national character." Essays is important not only in terms of religious history but also because it highlights broad trends in the history of Meiji Japan. Introductory chapters explore the significance of the work in terms of the life and thought of its author and its influence on subsequent interpretations of Meiji Christianity.Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese StudiesSocial Science / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / GeneralbisacshReligionbisacshSocial SciencebisacshReligionJapanReligion1868-1912JapanChurch history19th centuryElectronic books. Social Science / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / GeneralReligionSocial ScienceReligion.275.2/08HIS000000SOC000000SOC008000bisacshYamaji Aizan1865-1917.912256Ion A. Hamish912257Squires Graham1955-741167MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910416521303321Essays on the Modern Japanese Church2042619UNINA