The beginning of heaven and earth :

The beginning of heaven and earth : the sacred book of Japan's hidden Christians / translated and annotated by Christal Whelan. - Honolulu : University of Hawaiì Press, ©1996. - 1 online resource (xii, 135 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-127) and index.

The Beginning of Heaven and Earth -- The Evil fruit cast to Middle Heaven -- The Division of Deusu's body for the salvation of humankind -- The King's death -- The Tribulations of Santa Maruya -- The Five mysteries of the morning -- A Nationwide search -- Yorotetsu captures the Holy One -- Up Karuwaryu Hill -- Money bedazzled -- The Kirinto -- The Holy One's selection -- Establishment of the officials -- The Destruction of our world.

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From a universal religion the Tenchi constructs a system of beliefs entirely Japanese in spirit. Its earliest context was in all likelihood the encounter between a storyteller and a group of Kakure Kirishitan.


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In English.

0585324670 9780585324678 9780824861605 0824861604

10.21313/9780824861605 doi

22573/ctt62rdqc JSTOR


Catholic Church--Membership.--Japan
Catholic Church.
Catholic Church--Membership--Japan


Crypto-Christians--Japan.
RELIGION--Christianity--History.
RELIGION--Christianity--Catholic.
Crypto-Christians.
Membership requirements.
Christendom.
Rooms-Katholieke Kerk.
Christentum


Japan--Church history.
Japan.
Japan.

Kakure Kirishitan. Teologi Teologi.


Electronic books
Church history.

BX1668 / .T4513 1996eb

275.2/08