Christian Sorcerers on Trial: Records of the 1827 Osaka Incident

Author/Contributor(s):	Nakai, Kate Wildman
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Date:	07/07/2020
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

In 1829, six people were paraded through Osaka and crucified as devotees of the "pernicious creed" of Christianity. Christian Sorcerers on Trial offers annotated translations of a range of sources on this sensational event. It provides students and scholars alike with an extraordinarily rich picture of late Edo society.