The Kakure Kirishitan of Japan - A Study of Their Development, Beliefs and Rituals to the Present Day

First major study in English of the Japanese 'hidden' Christians and the development of the faith and rituals from the 16th century to the present day.

List of contents

1 Introduction 2 The historical background to the Kakure faith 3 The organization of the Kakure communities and their relationship to Catholicism 4 The origins and uses of the Kakure gozensama 5 Christian martyrs and the sacred places of the Kakure Kirishitan 6 The Kakure worship calendar and the role of prayer 7 The structure of Kakure worship and the significance of the communal meal 8 The spirit world and the Kakure Kirishitan 9 Death, ancestors and the Kakure Kirishitan 10 The Kakure in Context

About the author

Stephen Turnbull

Summary

First major study in English of the Japanese 'hidden' Christians and the development of the faith and rituals from the 16th century to the present day.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Turnbull, Turnbull Stephen
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.01.1998
• EAN: 9781873410707
• ISBN: 978-1-873410-70-7
• No. of pages: 316
• Weight: 480 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Cultural Studies, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Asian History, Christian worship, rites & ceremonies, Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General