Books of Martyrs: Example and Imitation in Europe and Japan, 1597-1650
The early modern period witnessed a revival of the cult of martyrs in Western Christendom due to the bloody struggles over religion within and beyond Europe. One of the most important sources for this renewal within Catholicism was the period of persecution of clergy and laity in Japan which began i...
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Language: | English |
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The Catholic University of America Press
[2017]
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The Catholic historical review
Year: 2017, Volume: 103, Issue: 2, Pages: 207-223 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Japan
/ Christian persecution
/ Europe
/ Catholic church
/ Martyr
/ Saints
/ History 1597-1650
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IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBA Western Europe KBM Asia KCD Hagiography; saints KDB Roman Catholic Church RJ Mission; missiology SA Church law; state-church law |
Further subjects: | B
Japan
B Imitation B MARTYRDOM in Christianity History 17th century B cristóvão ferreira B Jesuits B Jesuits History 17th century B Early Modern History B Europe Religion History B Apostasy B Martyrdom B Early Modern B Japan Religion 1600-1868 |
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