TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mase-Hasegawa,Emi
TI  - Christ in Japanese culture: theological themes in Shusaku Endo's literary works 
T2  - Brill's Japanese studies library,
SN  - 9789047433217
AV  - PL849.N4 Z765 2008
U1  - 895.6/35 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Endō, Shūsaku,
KW  - Endō, Shūsaku
KW  - Endō, Shūsaku.
KW  - Christianity and literature
KW  - Japan
KW  - Christianisme et littérature
KW  - Japon
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM
KW  - Asian
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Religion
KW  - Christentum
KW  - gnd
KW  - Bellettrie
KW  - gtt
KW  - Japans
KW  - Religieuze aspecten
KW  - Pluralisme (algemeen)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-241) and index; Acknowledgements; Foreword Prof. Ursula King; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two The Japanese Religio-Cultural Context; Chapter Three Endo Shusaku's Approach to Christianity; Chapter Four Endo's Image of Christ; Chapter Five Endo's Transformed Image of Christ; Chapter Six Conclusion; Epilogue -- The Seed of Christ Sown in Culture; Postscript -- The Spirit of Christ Inculturated; Appendix; References; Glossary; Index of Names
N2  - 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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