Spatial Structures of Japanese Hidden Christian Organizations on Hirado Island: A Comparative Study of Three Villages and Ikitsuki Island

Northwestern Kyushu is the most notable region in Japan for its dense distribution of former Hidden Christians. The spatial structures of its religious organizations have been classified into several types. However, this classification procedure and the formation principles of such organizations nee...

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Main Author: Imazato, Satoshi (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Nanzan Institute 2017
In: Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 255-279
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Nagasaki (Region) / Kakure Kirishitan / Church congregation / Religious geography / Structure of / History 1550-2000
RelBib Classification:AF Geography of religion
AX Inter-religious relations
CA Christianity
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KBM Asia
KDH Christian sects
RB Church office; congregation
Further subjects:B Geographic regions
B Religious Studies
B Religious rituals
B Christian missionaries
B Kinship
B Villages
B Catholicism
B Shintoism
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