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The Kakure Kirishitan of Japan: A Study of Their Development, Beliefs and Rituals to the Present Day
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This is the first major study in English of the Japanese 'hidden' Christians and the development of the faith and rituals from the sixteenth century to the present day.
The Kakure Kirishitan are the descendants of the communities who maintained the Christian faith in Japan as an underground church during the time of persecution, and then chose to remain separate from the Catholic Church when religious toleration was granted in 1873.
The island of Ikitsuku, where the most active Kakure are to ...
The Kakure Kirishitan are the descendants of the communities who maintained the Christian faith in Japan as an underground church during the time of persecution, and then chose to remain separate from the Catholic Church when religious toleration was granted in 1873.
The island of Ikitsuku, where the most active Kakure are to ...