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The First European Description of Japan, 1585: A Critical English-Language Edition of Striking Contrasts in the Customs of Europe and Japan by Luis Frois, S.J.: Japan Anthropology Workshop Series

Autor Luis Frois SJ Editat de Daniel T. Reff Traducere de Robin Gill Editat de Richard Danford
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 dec 2015
In 1585, at the height of Jesuit missionary activity in Japan, which was begun by Francis Xavier in 1549, Luis Frois, a long-time missionary in Japan, drafted the earliest systematic comparison of Western and Japanese cultures. This book constitutes the first critical English-language edition of the 1585 work, the original of which was discovered in the Royal Academy of History in Madrid after the Second World War. The book provides a translation of the text, which is not a continuous narrative, but rather more than 600 distichs or brief couplets on subjects such as gender, child rearing, religion, medicine, eating, horses, writing, ships and seafaring, architecture, and music and drama. In addition, the book includes a substantive introduction and other editorial material to explain the background and also to make comparisons with present-day Japanese life. Overall, the book represents an important primary source for understanding a particularly challenging period of history and its connection to contemporary Europe and Japan.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781138643321
ISBN-10: 1138643327
Pagini: 312
Ilustrații: 2 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Halftones, black and white; 4 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.58 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Japan Anthropology Workshop Series

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Cuprins

Critical Introduction Daniel T. Reff   The Tratado  1. Men, their Persons, and their Clothing  2. Women, their Persons and Customs  3. Children and their Customs  4. The Bonzes and their Customs  5. Temples, Images, and Things Pertaining to Worship and Religion  6. The Japanese Way of Eating and Drinking  7. Japanese Offensive and Defensive Weapons and Warfare  8. Horses  9. Diseases, Doctors, and Medicines  10. Japanese Writing and their Books, Paper, Ink and Letters  11. Houses, Construction, Gardens and Fruits  12. Ships, Seafaring and Dogus  13. Japanese Plays, Farces, Dances, Singing, and Musical Instruments  14. Other Various and Extraordinary Things that could not be Assigned to the Previous Chapters 

Descriere

In 1585, at the height of Jesuit missionary activity in Japan, long-time missionary Luis Frois drafted the earliest systematic comparison of Western and Japanese cultures. This book constitutes the first critical English-language edition of the work. The book provides a translation of the text, which covers subjects as diverse as gender, religion, medicine, music, drama and seafaring. In addition, the book includes a substantive introduction, background information and comparisons with present-day Japanese life. Overall, the book is an important primary source for understanding a particularly challenging period of history and its connection to contemporary Europe and Japan.