Christ in Japanese culture :: theological themes in Shusaku Endo's literary works /

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 Samura...

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1. Verfasser: Mase-Hasegawa, Emi
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Schriftenreihe:Brill's Japanese studies library ; v. 28.
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxiv, 248 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-241) and index.
ISBN:9789047433217
9047433211
1282398261
9781282398269
9786612398261
6612398264
ISSN:0925-6512 ;

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