The Kakure Kirishitan of Japan: A Study of Their Development, Beliefs and Rituals to the Present DayThis is the first major study in English of the Japanese 'hidden' Christians and the development of the faith and rituals from the sixteenth century to the present day. |
Contents
CHAPTER 1 Introduction | 1 |
CHAPTER 2 The historical background to the Kakure faith | 27 |
CHAPTER 3 The organization of the Kakure communities and their relationship to Catholicism | 55 |
CHAPTER 4 The origins and uses of the Kakure gozensama | 82 |
CHAPTER 5 Christian martyrs and the sacred places of the Kakure Kirishitan | 111 |
CHAPTER 6 The Kakure worship calendar and the role of prayer | 138 |
CHAPTER 7 The structure of Kakure worship and the significance of the communal meal | 156 |
CHAPTER 8 The spirit world and the Kakure Kirishitan | 174 |
CHAPTER 9 Death ancestors and the Kakure Kirishitan | 204 |
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The Kakure Kirishitan of Japan: A Study of Their Development, Beliefs and ... Stephen R. Turnbull No preview available - 1998 |