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. /

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. /

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"In 1585, at the height of the 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 edit...

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Main Author: Fróis, Luís, -1597 (Author)
Other Authors: Danford, Richard K., 1964- (Translator, Editor, Annotator), Gill, Robin D., 1951- (Translator, Editor, Annotator), Reff, Daniel T., 1949- (Translator, Editor, Annotator, Author of introduction, etc.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Portuguese
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2014
Series:Japan anthropology workshop series
Subjects:
1185-1600
Cross-cultural studies
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Études transculturelles
Civilization
HISTORY > Asia > Japan
Manners and customs
Travel
Europe > Civilization > 16th century > Early works to 1800
Europe > Social life and customs > 16th century > Early works to 1800
Japan > Civilization > 1568-1600 > Early works to 1800
Japan > Description and travel > Early works to 1800
Japan > Social life and customs > 1185-1600 > Early works to 1800
Europe > Civilisation > 16e siècle > Ouvrages avant 1800
Europe > Mœurs et coutumes > 16e siècle > Ouvrages avant 1800
Japon > Civilisation > 1568-1600 > Ouvrages avant 1800
Japon > Mœurs et coutumes > 1185-1600 > Ouvrages avant 1800
Europe
Japan
Early works
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