Descrizione

Giuseppe pittau, s.J., Valignano’s lesson: language and culture. Premise. Acknowledgments. Preface. THE VISITOR. A great Italian master in Asia 1. The Japan found by the first Europeans 2. Alessandro Valignano in the far East of the 16th century 3. Japanese nobles visit Europe 4. Japan in transformation 5. Valignano, pioneer of inculturation 6. The Japanese church in the storm and the “chained country” . Conclusions. The book’s main characters. Europe and Japan between the 16th and 17th centuries. appendiX 1 – Young Valignano’s trial. appendiX 2 – Valignano in his thirties preparing the Asian mission. General bibliography. Index of names. List of illustrations.

Dettagli