Handbook of Japanese Christian Writers

Published by Amsterdam University Press 2022

Handbook of Japanese Christian Writers

Edited by: Mark Williams , Van Gessel and Yamane Michihiro
In collaboration with: MHM Limited, Tokyo

In the series Handbooks on Japanese Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048558223

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About this book

Although a century and a half of Christian proselytizing has only led to the conversion of about one percent of the Japanese population, the proportion of writers who have either been baptized or significantly influenced in their work by Christian teachings is much higher.

Author / Editor information

Williams Mark :

Mark Williams is Vice President at International Christian University in Tokyo. Until 2017, he was Professor of Japanese Studies and Chair of the School of Modern Languages at the University of Leeds, UK. He is the translator of two novels by Endo Shusaku. In 2017, he received a Commendation from the from the Foreign Minister of Japan.Gessel Van :

Van C. Gessel is Professor Emeritus of Japanese at Brigham Young University. He has translated eight literary works by Endo Shusaku. He was literary consultant for Martin Scorsese during the production of the film adaptation of Endo’s Chinmoku (Silence). In 2018 he was inducted into the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese emperor.Michihiro Yamane :

Yamane Michihiro is Professor at Notre Dame Seishin Women’s University. He has published widely on Endo Shusaku, Yagi Jukichi, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Miyazawa Kenji, and others. He was closely involved in the publication of the 15-volume Collected Works of Endo Shusaku and was in charge of editing the 11-volume Selected Works of Inoue Yoji.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Preface Mark Williams, Van C. Gessel and Yamane Michihiro Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Introduction Yamane Michihiro Publicly Available Download PDF	xix
Chapter 1 Prophet of the Inner Life: Kitamura Tōkoku Michael Brownstein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2 Shimazaki Tōson and Christianity: When the Cherries Ripen in the Taishō Period Irina Holca Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
Chapter 3 Arishima Takeo and Christianity Leith Morton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
Chapter 4 Akutagawa Ryūnosuke: A Christian Life Miyasaka Satoru Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	64
Chapter 5 Incarnation of the Christian Faith in the Poetry of Yagi Jūkichi Yamane Michihiro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
Chapter 6 Hori Tatsuo: The Cross Dyed in Bloody Red and the Little Gods of Ancient Times Massimiliano Tomasi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
Chapter 7 Nagai Takashi on Divine Providence and Christian Self-Surrender: Towards a New Understanding of hansai Anthony Richard Haynes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Chapter 8 Dazai Osamu: His Wrestle with the Bible Nagahama Takuma Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
Chapter 9 Shiina Rinzō: His Two Visages Nagahama Takuma Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	154
Chapter 10 From out of the Depths: Shimao Toshio’s Literary Response to Adversity Mark Williams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	170
Chapter 11 Yasuoka Shōtarō and Christianity: From Postwar “Emptiness” to Religious Longing Yamane Ibuki Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Chapter 12 Miura Ayako and the Human Face of Faith Philip Gabriel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Chapter 13 Endō Shūsaku and the Compassionate Companionship of Christ Van C. Gessel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	232
Chapter 14 Ogawa Kunio: Renewal of Faith and Identity in His seishomono (Bible Stories) Ryōta Sakurai Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	262
Chapter 15 Kaga Otohiko: In Search of What Lies Beyond Death Imai Mari Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	284
Chapter 16 Sono Ayako: Amor Vincit Omnia Kevin M. Doak Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	300
Chapter 17 Takahashi Takako: Drawing Closer to God Through Literature Sekino Miho Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	319
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	333
Index of titles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343

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Language: English
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 371
Keywords: Japan; Japanese Literature; Religion; Christianity

eBook

Published: November 1, 2022
ISBN: 9789048558223