Japan in the Early Modern World: Religion, Translation, and Transnational Relations (Übersetzungskulturen der Frühen Neuzeit #5)

By: Pia Jolliffe and Katja Triplett and Yoshimi Orii

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Synopsis: Open Access. Early modern transnational relations and personal encounters were influenced by interactions between Japan and the regions that had become connected to it through expanding global trade and missionary networks. Translation activities linked to Christian missionary activities, overseas trade, and political upheaval in these places all contributed to shaping these interactions. Adopting an interdisciplinary perspective, this volume explores religion, translation, and transnational relations in the context of the colonial and missionary enterprises involving Japan, between 1550 and 1800. It focuses on the early Catholic mission to Japan, discussing both Protestant and local religious reactions to it, and the publications of the Jesuit mission press in Japan. A survey of the subsequent centuries of scholarly involvement with translational materials in Asian languages further suggests that translation had a formative influence on the intellectual world in the Early Modern period.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783662704240
Related ISBNs:: 9783662704233
Publisher:: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Date of Addition:: 09/03/25
Copyrighted By:: The Editor
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Language Arts, Communication
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Katja Triplett
Edited by:: Yoshimi Orii
Edited by:: Pia Jolliffe