The Experiences of Christians During the Underground Years and Thereafter

From: Japanese Journal of Religious Studies | Date: January 1, 2007| Author: Nosco, Peter | Copyright information

This paper examines the "underground" Christians of the Edo period, looking principally at the experiences of Christians in community. It is argued that these experiences reflect a tension between the complementary realms of secrecy on the one hand and privacy on the other, concluding that at the start of the Edo period, the Christians who took their faith and practice underground exhibited the characteristics of a proscribed religion practiced in secret. However, with the relaxation of enfor...

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