List of Illustrations
A Note on Transliteration and Translation
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Setting the Stage
2. Propriety, Virtues, and Social Obligations
3. Breaking the Barrel and Becoming Catholic
4. Housewives, Nippon Danji, and the Church
5. Private Faith and the Legacy of Persecution
Conclusion and Implications
Notes
Works Cited
Index
Hisako Omori is Assistant Professor of International Liberal Arts at the Akita International University.
"This volume is a must-read for further studies on how religions
can shape one's behavior and sense of self." — Religious Studies
Review
"This book contributes to the scholarship on Japanese self and
women, builds on works on Japanese religion, and offers a very
nuanced and in-depth study of practitioners." — Nancy Rosenberger,
Oregon State University
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