| The Myōtei Dialogues: A Japanese Christian Critique of Native Traditions X, 214 Pp., Ind Edition Contributor(s): Baskind, James (Author), Bowring, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004302468 ISBN-13: 9789004302464 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $147.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: Japanese Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | History - Literary Collections - Religion | Christianity - General |
| Series: Numen Book |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (1.15 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Myōtei Dialogues is the first complete English translation one of the most important works of early Japanese Christianity. Fukansai Habian's Myōtei mondō (1605) presents a sharp critique of the three main Japanese traditions, Buddhism, Shintō, and Confucianism, followed by an explanation of the main tenets of Christianity specifically aimed at a Japanese audience. Written by a convert, it is of importance not merely because it shows us how the Christian message was presented by a Japanese to other Japanese, but also for what it reveals about the state of the three native traditions at the beginning of the seventeenth century. |