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Sunday, May 6 • 11:00am - 12:00pm
The Chrysanthemum and the Cross: Christianity In Japan

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Christianity came over with the Portuguese, English, and Dutch, but has gone through banning, rebellion, persecution, and resurgence in the centuries since. This panel explores the history behind the religion's appearance, fall, and resurgence: from incompatible philosophies to the Shogunate ban, the Shimabara Rebellion, the Hidden Christian age, and the postwar reconstruction and pop culture boom.
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Charles Dunbar

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Charles Dunbar is a fan of many things, of which anime and Japanese culture are one (admittedly large) sphere. After discovering the medium through Dragonball Z in high school, he spent his formative college years indulging in giant robots, Pokemon, JRPGs, and Rurouni Kenshin, never... Read More →

Sunday May 6, 2018 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Live 2 [Floor 2, Commonwealth 4]
  Panels-Workshops, Guest, Anthropology/Sociology

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