The Brotherhoods (Confrarias) and Lay Support for the Early Christian Church in Japan

By the end of the sixteenth century, the Japanese mission had become the largest overseas Christian community that was not under the rule of a European power. Its uniqueness was emphasized by Alessandro Valignano since 1582, who promoted a deeper accommodation to Japanese culture. It was also unders...

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Main Author: Costa, João Paulo Oliveira e 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Nanzan Institute [2007]
In: Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2007, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Pages: 67-84
Further subjects:B Baptism
B Clerics
B Society of Jesus
B Religious Studies
B Priests
B Christian missionaries
B Catholicism
B Christian History
B Persecution
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