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Essays on Miyazawa Kenji and Endo Shusaku: Religious Experiences in Japan’s Literature
Kazumitsu Ito
One Peace Books · Paperback · June 6, 2025
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This book discusses literary criticism, especially Japanese literature, from the perspective of the theme of “ religious salvation.” As such, my discussion focuses on two writers?Miyazawa Kenji, a Buddhist, and Endo Shusaku, a Christian.
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- Kazumitsu Ito
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- One Peace Books
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- June 6, 2025
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- Paperback
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- Japanese Literary Criticism · Japanese Literary Collections
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This book discusses literary criticism, especially Japanese literature, from the perspective of the theme of “ religious salvation.” As such, my discussion focuses on two writers?Miyazawa Kenji, a Buddhist, and Endo Shusaku, a Christian. Their works appear to reflect their religious experiences strongly. I have endeavored to discuss this point in detail. The final appendix is an examination of the “ simple religious belief of Japanese people” that these two writers have in c...
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