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When Christianity Became a Shūshi 宗旨: Cultural Encounters and Comparisons between Europe and Japan and the Origins of a Global History of Religion.
- Source :
- Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion & Transformation in Contemporary Society; 2024, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p31-55, 25p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Cultural encounters, entanglements, and comparisons were the driving force behind the formation of a global history of religion. Such encounters require the formation of comparative concepts; for Europeans, the most important of these was 'religion'. With European expansion, and especially its forays into Asia starting in the late fifteenth century, 'religion' gradually became a general term to describe a distinct subset of human culture, with encounters between European missionaries and the Japanese people playing a decisive role in this regard. Arguably, the ultimately failed attempts of the Christian mission led to the emergence of analogous comparative concepts on the Japanese side, too. As a side effect, the encounter with Christianity brought about an individualisation and confessionalisation of Buddhism. From here, it was only a small step to the 'religionisation' of Buddhism in the nineteenth century – and, thus, to its integration into a global religious system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CHRISTIANITY
HISTORY of religion
BUDDHISM
RELIGIOUSNESS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23653140
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion & Transformation in Contemporary Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178517469
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.30965/23642807-bja10084