Women Religious Leaders in Japan's Christian Century, 1549-1650 |
|
| Author:
| Ward, Haruko Nawata |
| Series title: | Women and Gender in the Early Modern World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7546-6478-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2009 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
|
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $259.00 |
Book Description:
|
Meticulously researched and drawing on original source materials written in eight different languages, this study fills a lacuna in the historiography of Christianity in Japan. Ward analyzes the experience of nuns, witches, catechists and sisters in sixteenth-century Japan, bringing to light how these women utilized resources from their traditional religions to new Christian adaptations and specific religio-social issues, creating unique hybrids of Catholicism and Buddhism, or...
More DescriptionMeticulously researched and drawing on original source materials written in eight different languages, this study fills a lacuna in the historiography of Christianity in Japan. Ward analyzes the experience of nuns, witches, catechists and sisters in sixteenth-century Japan, bringing to light how these women utilized resources from their traditional religions to new Christian adaptations and specific religio-social issues, creating unique hybrids of Catholicism and Buddhism, or rejecting the new religion.