Tanegashima

The Arrival of Europe in Japan

AvOlof Lidin

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

The year 1543 marked the beginning of a new global consciousness in Japan with the arrival of storm-blown Portuguese merchants in Tanegashima Island in southern Japan. Other Portuguese rapidly followed and Japan became aware of a world beyond India. The Portuguese brought with them the musket, which was quickly copied and began to change Japanese warfare. Francis Xavier arrived in 1549 and other Christian missionaries soon after.This is not a new story but it is the first time that Japanese, Portuguese and other European accounts have been brought together and presented in English.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-05-14
Mått:130 x 215 x undefined mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:NIAS Monographs
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:NIAS Press
ISBN:9788791114120

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Asiens historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Olof G. Lindin is a widely recognised academic who has received numerous honours and distinctions internationally. These include but are not limited to; the Order of Chivalry from the Queen of Denmark (1983 and 1993) and the Order of the Rising Sun from the Emperor of Japan (1985).

Innehållsförteckning

The arrival of the Portuguese; the record of the musket; translation of the "Tanegashima Kafu"; the Tanegashima family and "Tanegashima Kafu"; the "Teppoki", "Tanegashima Kafu" and historical setting; Fernao Mendes Pinto and his four visits to Japan, according to the "Peregrinacam"; translation of the "Kunitomo Teppoki"; a discussion of "Kunitomo Teppoki"; "Teppo" production at Sakai; "Teppo" production at Negoro; the "Teppo" on Kyushu; Francis Xavier in Japan. Appendices: "Teppoki"; "Tanegashima Kafu" (partial); "Kunitomo Teppoki".