Beginning of Heaven and Earth: The Sacred Book of Japan's Hidden Christians
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In 1865 a French priest was visited by a small group of Japanese at his newly built church in Nagasaki. They were descendants of Japan's first Christians, the survivors of brutal religious persecution under the Tokugawa government. The Kakure Kirishitan, or "hidden Christians," had practiced their religion in secret for several hundred years. Sometime after their visit the priest received a copy of the Kakure bible, the Tenchi Hajimari no Koto,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0824818245
ISBN13:9780824818241
Release Date:September 1996
Publisher:University of Hawaii Press
Length:148 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.7" x 8.4"
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