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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2008.
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| Colección: | Brill's Japanese studies library ;
v. 28. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 248 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-241) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789047433217 9047433211 1282398261 9781282398269 9786612398261 6612398264 |
| ISSN: | 0925-6512 ; |