Christ in Japanese Culture: Theological Themes in Shusaku Endo's Literary Works Hardcover - 2008
by Emi Mase-Hasegawa
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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 Endoa (TM)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. Endoa (TM)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.
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- Title Christ in Japanese Culture: Theological Themes in Shusaku Endo's Literary Works
- Author Emi Mase-Hasegawa
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 276
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Brill
- Date 2008-03
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9789004165960 / 9004165967
- Weight 1.31 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 9.56 x 6.77 x 0.78 in (24.28 x 17.20 x 1.98 cm)
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- Cultural Region: Asian - Japanese
- Dewey Decimal Code 895.635
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- Reference and Research Bk News, 05/01/2008, Page 308
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