| The Namban Trade: Merchants and Missionaries in 16th and 17th Century Japan Contributor(s): Oka, Mihoko (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004463836 ISBN-13: 9789004463837 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6.14" W x 9.37" (1.23 lbs) 292 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book attempts to depict certain aspects of the Portuguese trade in East Asia in the 16th and 17th centuries by analyzing the activities of the merchants and Christian missionaries involved. It also discusses the response of the Japanese regime in handling the systemic changes that took place in the Asian seas. Consequently, it explains how Jesuit missionaries forged close ties with local merchants from the start of their activities in East Asian waters, and there is no doubt that the propagation of Christianity in Japan was a result of their cooperation. The author of this book attempted to combine the essence of previous studies by Japanese and western scholars and added several new findings from analyses of original Japanese and European language documents. |