Christ in Japanese culture : : theological themes in Shusaku Endo's literary works / / by Emi Mase-Hasegawa.
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 t...
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Superior document: | Brill's Japanese studies library, v. 28 |
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Year of Publication: | 2008 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Brill's Japanese studies library ;
v. 28. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Other title: | Preliminary Materials / Chapter One. Introduction / Chapter Two. The Japanese Religio-Cultural Context / Chapter Three. Endo Shusaku’s Approach To Christianity / Chapter Four. Endo’s Image Of Christ / Chapter Five. Endo’s Transformed Image Of Christ / Chapter Six. Conclusion / Epilogue—The Seed Of Christ Sown In Culture / Postscript—The Spirit Of Christ Inculturated / Appendix / References / Glossary / Index Of Names / |
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Summary: | 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 change from a critical to a positive acceptance of the koshinto tradition partly accounts for his move from a pessimistic attitude of Christian inculturation in his early years to the growing theocentric and pneumatic concerns of his later years. Essential for Western readers. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-241) and index. |
ISBN: | 1282398261 9786612398261 9047433211 |
ISSN: | 0925-6512 ; |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | by Emi Mase-Hasegawa. |