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Titre(s) : Christian sorcerers on trial [Texte imprimé] : records of the 1827 Osaka incident / translated and with an introduction by Fumiko Miyazaki, Kate Wildman Nakai, and Mark Teeuwen
Publication : New York (N.Y.) : Columbia University Press, copyright 2020
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xliv-364 p.) : illustrations, cartes ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Traduit du japonais. - Bibliogr. p. 341-345. Notes bibliogr. Index
"In 1829, three women and three men were paraded through Osaka and crucified. Placards
set up at the execution ground proclaimed their crime: they were devotees of the "pernicious
creed" of Christianity. Middle-aged widows, the women made a living as mediums, healers,
and fortune-tellers. Two of the men dabbled in divination; the third was a doctor
who collected books in Chinese on Western learning and Christianity. This was a startling
development. No one in Japan had been identified and punished as a Christian for more
than a century, and now, avowed devotees of the proscribed sect had appeared in the
very heart of the realm. Just decades before the arrival of Perry's black ships and
the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate, the incident reignited fears of Christians as
evil sorcerers, plotting to undermine society and overthrow the country. Christian
Sorcerers on Trial offers annotated translations of a range of sources on this sensational
event, from the 1827 arrest of the alleged Christians through the case's afterlife.
The protagonists' testimonies relate with striking detail their life histories, practices,
and motivations. The record of deliberations in Edo and communications between Osaka
and Edo officials illuminate the operation of the Tokugawa system of criminal justice.
Retellings of the incident show how the story was transmitted and received. Translated
and put in context by Fumiko Miyazaki, Kate Wildman Nakai, and Mark Teeuwen, the sources
provide students and scholars alike with an extraordinarily rich picture of late Edo
social life, religious practices, and judicial procedures"
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Miyazaki, Fumiko (1948-....). Traducteur. Préfacier
Nakai, Kate Wildman. Traducteur. Préfacier
Teeuwen, Marcus Jacobus (1966-....). Traducteur. Préfacier
Sujet(s) : Sorcellerie -- Procès -- Ōsaka (Japon) -- 19e siècle
Droit pénal -- Ōsaka (Japon) -- 19e siècle
Martyre -- Christianisme -- Ōsaka (Japon) -- 19e siècle
Japon -- 1600-1868 (Époque des Tokugawa)
Genre ou forme : Histoire -- Sources
Indice(s) Dewey :
272.809 52 (23e éd.) = Persécutions (histoire de l'Église chrétienne) - 1789-.... - Japon
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780231196901 (rel.). - ISBN 0231196903 (rel.). - ISBN 9780231196918 (br.). -
ISBN 0231196911 (br.). - ISBN 9780231551885 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb465973596
Notice n° :
FRBNF46597359
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