| Author | : Michael Cooper |
| File Size | : 40,7 Mb |
| Publisher | : Brill |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 07 May 2024 |
| ISBN | : UOM:39015063322468 |
| Pages | : 304 pages |
The Japanese Mission to Europe 1582 1590 by Michael Cooper Book PDF Summary
"Following the pioneering work of Francis Xavier in establishing Christianity in Japan, his successor Alessandro Valignano, decided to send a legation to Europe representing the three Christian daimyo of Kyushu, southern Japan. It consisted of two Christian samurai boys who were chosen as legates, together with two teenage companions. They set sail from Nagasaki in February 1582 and were to be away for eight years." "This is the first book-length study in English of the mission and provides important new insights into the work of the Jesuits in Japan and the nature of the legation's impact on late-sixteenth-century European perceptions of Japan."--BOOK JACKET.