Journey to the West
What is often called the first Japanese embassy to Europe was actually a publicity stunt conceived in 1582 by Alexandro Valignano, the inspector of the Portuguese-sponsored Asian missions of the Society of Jesus. Four teenagers from Kyushu were paraded through Portugal, Spain, and Italy-performers a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[2007]
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2007, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Pages: 27-66 |
| Further subjects: | B
Emperors
B Society of Jesus B Embassies B Religious Studies B Priests B Catholicism B Christian History B Princes B Kings |
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