The Kakure Kirishitan of Japan: A Study of Their Development, Beliefs and Rituals to the Present Day,9781873410707

The Kakure Kirishitan of Japan: A Study of Their Development, Beliefs and Rituals to the Present Day

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ISBN13: 9781873410707
ISBN10: 1873410700
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1998-01-19
Publisher(s): RoutledgeCurzon
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Summary

First major study in English of the Japanese 'hidden' Christians and the development of the faith and rituals from the 16th century to the present day.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface and acknowledgements
Introductionp. 1
The historical background to the Kakure faithp. 27
The organization of the Kakure communities and their relationship to Catholicismp. 55
The origins and uses of the Kakure gozensamap. 82
Christian martyrs and the sacred places of the Kakure Kirishitanp. 111
The Kakure worship calendar and the role of prayerp. 138
The structure of Kakure worship and the significance of the communal mealp. 156
The spirit world and the Kakure Kirishitanp. 174
Death, ancestors and the Kakure Kirishitanp. 192
The Kakure in Contextp. 210
Ninth Register of surviving Christian families: Hirado 1689p. 228
Report on the secret Christians of Amakusa: 1806p. 231
Notesp. 233
Bibliographyp. 257
Japanese Character Listp. 279
Indexp. 289
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