The First European Description of Japan, 1585 (Japan Anthropology Workshop Series)

Frois SJ, Luis

ISBN 10: 041572757X / ISBN 13: 9780415727570

Edité par Routledge, 2014

In. N° de réf. du vendeur ria9780415727570_new

Synopsis :

In 1585, at the height of Jesuit missionary activity in Japan, long-time missionary Luis Frois drafted the earliest systematic comparison of Western and Japanese cultures. This book constitutes the first critical English-language edition of the work. The book provides a translation of the text, which covers subjects as diverse as gender, religion, medicine, music, drama and seafaring. In addition, the book includes a substantive introduction, background information and comparisons with present-day Japanese life. Overall, the book is an important primary source for understanding a particularly challenging period of history and its connection to contemporary Europe and Japan.

À propos de l?auteur:

Luis Frois S.J. was a long-time Jesuit missionary in Japan in the later years of the sixteenth century.

Daniel T. Reff is an anthropologist and Professor in the Department of Comparative Studies in the Humanities, The Ohio State University, USA

Richard Danford is an Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese and Vice-President for Diversity and Inclusion at Marietta College, Ohio, USA

Robin Gill is a freelance translator, author and editor, USA

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The First European Description of Japan, ...
Éditeur : Routledge
Date d'édition : 2014
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : New