Holy Ghosts : The Christian Century in Modern Japanese Fiction /

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This work examines the popularity of the Christian century in modern Japanese fiction and reflects on the role of crosscultural representations. Exploring the twentieth century's fascination with the Christian century enables Rebecca Suter to reflect on modern Japan's complex combination o...

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Main Author: Suter, Rebecca, 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Amakusa, Shirō, > 1621 or 1622-1638.
Akutagawa, Ryūnosuke, > 1892-1927.
Akutagawa, Ryūnosuke, > 1892-1927 > Criticism and interpretation.
Amakusa, Shirō, > 1621 or 1622-1638 > In literature.
Bibel > Philemonbrief
Kristendom > i litteraturen.
Moderne
Rezeption
Zombie
Heiliger Geist > Motiv
Märtyrer > Motiv
Auferstehung > Motiv
Christentum > Motiv
Japanisch
Literatur
Manga
Literature.
Japanese fiction.
Christianity in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > Japanese.
Roman japonais > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Christianisme dans la litterature.
Japanese fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This work examines the popularity of the Christian century in modern Japanese fiction and reflects on the role of crosscultural representations. Exploring the twentieth century's fascination with the Christian century enables Rebecca Suter to reflect on modern Japan's complex combination of Orientalism, self-Orientalism, and Occidentalism.
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages).
ISBN:9780824855000

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