The Myotei dialogues : a Japanese Christian critique of native traditions / edited by James Baskind and Richard Bowring.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baskind, James, editor.

Bowring, Richard, editor.

Series:

Studies in the history of religions ; Volume 151.

Numen Book Series. Studies in the History of Religions, 0169-8834 ; Volume 151

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and other religions--Japanese.

Christianity and other religions.

Shinto.

Confucianism.

Buddhism.

Christianity--Japan.

Christianity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Myōtei Dialogues is the first complete English translation one of the most important works of early Japanese Christianity. Fukansai Habian’s Myōtei mondō (1605) presents a sharp critique of the three main Japanese traditions, Buddhism, Shintō, and Confucianism, followed by an explanation of the main tenets of Christianity specifically aimed at a Japanese audience. Written by a convert, it is of importance not merely because it shows us how the Christian message was presented by a Japanese to other Japanese, but also for what it reveals about the state of the three native traditions at the beginning of the seventeenth century.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

The Myōtei Dialogues in Early Edo Thought

Emptiness and Nothingness in Habian’s Critique of Buddhism / James Baskind

Searching for God in Neo-Confucianism / Richard Bowring

Undermining the Myths: Habian’s Shintō Critique / John Breen

Habian’s Version of Christianity / Hans Martin Krämer

First Fascicle: Buddhism

Second Fascicle: Confucianism and Shintō

Third Fascicle: Christianity

Glossary

Works Cited

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-30729-X

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004307292 DOI