American missionaries, Christian oyatoi, and Japan, 1859-73
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American missionaries, Christian oyatoi, and Japan, 1859-73
（Asian religions and society series）
UBC Press, c2009
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Includes some text in Japanese
Bibliography: p. [370]-395
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Japan closed its doors to foreigners for over two hundred years becauseof religious and political instability caused by Christianity. By 1859,foreign residents were once again living in treaty ports in Japan, butedicts banning Christianity remained enforced until 1873. Drawing on animpressive array of English and Japanese sources, Ion investigates acrucial era in the history of Japanese-American relations - theformation of Protestant missions. He reveals that the transmission ofvalues and beliefs was not a simple matter of acceptance or rejection:missionaries and Christian laymen persisted in the face of openhostility and served as important liaisons between East and West.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1 Beginnings in Bakumatsu Japan
2 Hoping for Change
3 In the Midst of a Restoration
4 Persecution
5 Overseas Students
6 Teaching in the Provinces and in Tokyo
7 Reinforcements and New Beginnings
8 The Yokohama Band
Conclusion
Appendices
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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