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Xavier's Legacies

Catholicism in Modern Japanese Culture [Paperback]

by Kevin M. Doak Doak

    • Author

      Kevin M. Doak Doak

    • Book Format

      Paperback / softback

    • Publisher

      University of British Columbia Press

    • Published

      March 2012

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      Japan has had three Catholic prime ministers, and its currentempress was raised and educated in the faith. How did a non-Christiannation come to foster more Catholic leaders than the United States, particularly when Protestantism is said to define Christianity in Japanand Catholicism is believed to be but a fleeting element of thecountry's so-called Christian century? Far from being a relic of the past - something brought toJapan by sixteenth-century missionaries such as Francis Xavier and thenforgotten - Catholicism offered, and continues to provide, an authentic way for Japanese to shape their own cultural identities.This volume documents the appeal of Catholicism not only among farmersand fishers but also among scientists, diplomats, novelists, andmembers of the imperial household who have answered the challenge ofChristianity and found inspiration in Catholicism since the latenineteenth century. Associated with the past, Catholicism has offeredmany Japanese an alternative way to maintain "tradition"and negotiate modernity. This path-breaking exploration ofCatholicism's long-term influence on Japan challenges thedeep-seated tendency to juxtapose the traditional, non-Christian Eastwith the modern and Christian West.

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      • Author

        Kevin M. Doak Doak

      • Book Format

        Paperback / softback

      • Publisher

        University of British Columbia Press

      • Published

        March 2012

      • Edition

        annotated edition

      • Weight

        359g

      • Page Count

        232

      • Dimensions

        150 x 227 x 16 mm

      • ISBN

        9780774820226

      • ISBN-10

        0774820225

      • Eden Code

        4025646

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      • Author/Creator: Kevin M. Doak Doak

      • ISBN: 9780774820226

      • Publisher: University of British Columbia Press

      • Release Date: March 2012

      • Weight: 359g

      • Dimensions: 150 x 227 x 16 mm

      • Eden Code: 4025646

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