LEADER 03539oam 22006974a 450 001 9910416521303321 005 20250705110036.0 010 $a9780939512935 010 $a0939512939 024 8 $ahttps://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.22854 035 $a(CKB)5590000000000300 035 $a(OCoLC)1184509470 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse91945 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6321379 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6533744 035 $aEBL6533744 035 $a(OCoLC)1291316348 035 $a(AU-PeEL)EBL6533744 035 $a(ScCtBLL)ccd2122a-785c-4fb8-b16e-284d03b8bb3d 035 $a(ODN)ODN0006091176 035 $a(EXLCZ)995590000000000300 100 $a19990923d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEssays on the Modern Japanese Church$eChristianity in Meiji Japan /$fYamaji Aizan ; translated by Graham Squires ; with introductory essays by Graham Squires and A. Hamish Ion 210 $d2020 210 1$aAnn Arbor, Mich :$cCenter for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan,$d1999. 210 4$dİ1999. 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 196 p.) 225 1 $aMichigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies ;$vv.27 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780472901913 311 08$a0472901915 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aEssays on the Modern Japanese Church (Gendai Nihon kyokai shiron), published in 1906, was the first Japanese-language history of Christianity in Meiji Japan. Yamaji Aizan's firsthand account describes the reintroduction of Christianity to Japan-its development, rapid expansion, and decline-and its place in the social, political, and intellectual life of the Meiji period. Yamaji's overall argument is that Christianity played a crucial role in shaping the growth and development of modern Japan. Yamaji was a strong opponent of the government-sponsored "emperor-system ideology," and through his historical writing he tried to show how Japan had a tradition of tolerance and openness at a time when government-sponsored intellectuals were arguing for greater conformity and submissiveness to the state on the basis of Japanese "national character." Essays is important not only in terms of religious history but also because it highlights broad trends in the history of Meiji Japan. Introductory chapters explore the significance of the work in terms of the life and thought of its author and its influence on subsequent interpretations of Meiji Christianity. 410 0$aMichigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies 606 $aSocial Science / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General$2bisacsh 606 $aReligion$2bisacsh 606 $aSocial Science$2bisacsh 606 $aReligion 607 $aJapan$xReligion$y1868-1912 607 $aJapan$xChurch history$y19th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 7$aSocial Science / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General 615 7$aReligion 615 7$aSocial Science 615 0$aReligion. 676 $a275.2/08 686 $aHIS000000$aSOC000000$aSOC008000$2bisacsh 700 $aYamaji$b Aizan$f1865-1917.$0912256 701 $aIon$b A. Hamish$0912257 701 $aSquires$b Graham$f1955-$0741167 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910416521303321 996 $aEssays on the Modern Japanese Church$92042619 997 $aUNINA