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Subject(s)

• Japanese literature—Christian authors—History and criticism [Browse]
• Japanese literature—19th century—History and criticism [Browse]
• Japanese literature—20th century—History and criticism [Browse]
• Christianity and literature—Japan [Browse]
• Christianity in literature [Browse]

Series

• Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series [More in this series]
• The Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Introduction
• Christianity and Modern Japanese Literature. The Conflict between Religion and Literature
• Narratives of Conversion. Kitamura Tokoku and the Celebration of the "Inner Life"
• Shimazaki Toson and the Discovery of the Self
• Kunikida Doppo: The Rejection of Self-Deception and the Paradox of Contrition
• Masamune Hakucho: The Fear of Death and the Cruelty of the Christian God
• Arishima Takeo: The Problem of Sin and of the Inevitability of Fate
• The Salvific Discourse of Akutagawa Ryunosuke: Early Exposure to Christianity
• A Christology of the Self: The Case of Mushanokoji Saneatsu
• The Appropriation of Christianity in Narrative: Kinoshita Naoe's Hi no hashira and Nagayo Yoshiro's Seido no kirisuto
• Epilogue: A Poetic Religion, Rife with Paradoxes.

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ISBN

• 9780815378761 (hardcover)
• 0815378769 (hardcover)

LCCN

2018000818

OCLC

1031056630

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