Japanese American Spiritual Ambiguity and Arts of Silence

The article apply Japanese American theologian Fumitaka Matsuoka's holy amphiboly to the struggle of Japanese. It discusses how history of Japanese Americans is ambiguous. It explores instances of silent ambiguity and hope to articulate some of the complicated messages of Japanese Americans who...

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Main Author: Esaki, Brett J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The University of North Carolina Press 2017
In: Cross currents
Year: 2017, Volume: 67, Issue: 4, Pages: 668-680
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Japanese / Spirituality / Ambiguity
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
CB Christian life; spirituality
KBQ North America
Further subjects:B AMBIGUITY in art
B LANGUAGE & logic
B American art
B JAPANESE American art
B ETHNIC art; United States
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Summary:The article apply Japanese American theologian Fumitaka Matsuoka's holy amphiboly to the struggle of Japanese. It discusses how history of Japanese Americans is ambiguous. It explores instances of silent ambiguity and hope to articulate some of the complicated messages of Japanese Americans who have survived times.
ISSN:1939-3881
Contains:Enthalten in: Cross currents
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/cros.12289