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Pages: 473
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Categories: Japan
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-07-05 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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In 1614 the shogunate prohibited Christianity amidst rumors of foreign plots to conquer Japan. But more than the fear of armed invasions, it was the ideological
The Samurai and the Cross
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: M. Antoni J. Üçerler
Categories: Japan
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M. Antoni J. Ucerler examines how the Jesuit missionaries sought new ways to communicate their faith in an unfamiliar linguistic, cultural, and religious enviro
The Samurai
Language: en
Pages: 276
Authors: Shūsaku Endō
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: New Directions Publishing

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Considered one of the late Shusaku Endo's finest works, THE SAMURAI seamlessly combines historical fact with a novelist's imaginings. Set in the period precedin
The Way of the Christian Samurai: Reflections for Servant-Warriors of Christ
Language: en
Pages: 116
Authors: Paul Nowak
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-06 - Publisher: R.A.G.E. Media

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Christians are called to be both servants and soldiers of Christ. As this book demonstrates, there is much to be learned from the teachings and example of the S
Inventing the Way of the Samurai
Language: en
Pages: 305
Authors: Oleg Benesch
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014 - Publisher: Past and Present Book

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This volume examines the development of the 'way of the samurai' (bushidō), which is popularly viewed as a defining element of the Japanese national character