| Christianity and Imperialism in Modern Japan: Empire for God Contributor(s): Anderson, Emily (Author), Gerteis, Christopher (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1474282768 ISBN-13: 9781474282765 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $51.43 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - General - History | Modern - 20th Century - Religion | Religion, Politics & State |
| Dewey: 275.208 |
| Series: Soas Studies in Modern and Contemporary Japan |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.02 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Religious Orientation - Christian - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Christianity and Imperialism in Modern Japan explores how Japanese Protestants engaged with the unsettling changes that resulted from Japan's emergence as a world power in the early 20th century. Through this analysis, the book offers a new perspective on the intersection of religion and imperialism in modern Japan. Emily Anderson reassesses religion as a critical site of negotiation between the state and its subjects as part of Japan's emergence as a modern nation-state and colonial empire. The book shows how religion, including its adherents and the state's attempts to determine acceptable belief, is a necessary subject of study for a nuanced understanding of modern Japanese history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gerteis, Christopher: - Christopher Gerteis is Senior Lecturer in the History of Contemporary Japan at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK. |
