Christian Martyrdom in Japanese Contexts: The Amakusa-Shimabara Revolt and Christian Martyrs
This presentation features my fieldwork on a Catholic Christian uprising by 37,000 villagers and explores what martyrdom means in Japan’s contemporary socio-cultural contexts. My initial purpose for the fieldwork was to understand why presumably peace-loving Japanese Christians chose to take up arms...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Common Ground Publishing
2015
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The international journal of religion and spirituality in society
Year: 2015, Volume: 5, Issue: 3, Pages: 33-41 |
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Japan
B Uprisings B Catholicism B Religious Persecution B Altruism B Christianity B Martyrdom |
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