Kirk Sandvig

Hidden Christians in Japan (eBook, ePUB)

Breaking the Silence

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Hidden Christians in Japan: Breaking the Silence examines the contemporary issues facing hidden Christian communities in Japan, looking at how these issues have resulted in the discontinuation of hidden Christian practices, and how these communities adapt to their changing communities. For those who have disbanded or are deciding to disband, this book examines the ways these groups deal with keeping both the traditions and rituals of the hidden Christians alive and how it affects their communal identity as a whole. The way these communities choose to either leave their practices behind as a forgotten legacy of their ancestors or publicly preserve their artifacts and traditions through various means can have a dramatic impact on how the world is able to finally understand their views, but more importantly, how hidden Christian communities cope with the loss for these familial traditions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498591683
• Artikelnr.: 58657663

Autorenporträt

Kirk Sandvig is adjunct professor at Chapman University and San Diego State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Coming to Terms with Hidden Christianity in Japan
Chapter 2: The Introduction and Prohibition of Christianity in Japan
Chapter 3: Christian Persecution
Chapter 4: Maintaining Hidden Practices
Chapter 5: Ancestors and Artifacts
Chapter 6: Putting Hidden Christianity on Display
Chapter 7: Financial and Familial Shifts
Chapter 8: Modernity and Movement
Chapter 9: Religions in Transition - A Negotiation of Identity