The Kakure Kirishitan of Japan

A Study of Their Development, Beliefs and Rituals to the Present Day
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-138-97396-1
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 316 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 485 g

First major study in English of the Japanese 'hidden' Christians - the Kakure Kirishitan, who chose to remain separate from the Catholic Church when religious toleration was granted in 1873 - and the development of the faith and rituals from the 16th century to the present day.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Turnbull, Stephen

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction 2 The historical background to the Kakure faith 3 The organization of the Kakure communities and their relationship to Catholicism 4 The origins and uses of the Kakure gozensama 5 Christian martyrs and the sacred places of the Kakure Kirishitan 6 The Kakure worship calendar and the role of prayer 7 The structure of Kakure worship and the significance of the communal meal 8 The spirit world and the Kakure Kirishitan 9 Death, ancestors and the Kakure Kirishitan 10 The Kakure in Context

Über Autor(innen)

Stephen Turnbull