Clapham Sect

Japanese: Clapham Sect(英語表記)ClaphamSect
Clapham Sect

…However, he himself was originally opposed to the abolition of slavery itself, and did not play a prominent role in the subsequent abolitionist movement, except for becoming vice-president of the Anti-Slavery Society, which was formed in Buxton in 1823. His movement was supported by the faith of an evangelical sect known as the Clapham Sect or the Saints. However, his movement was successful because the power of British industrial capitalists, who wanted cheap imported sugar and free trade, overwhelmed the power of absentee landlords in the West Indies. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Clapham Sect" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…だが,彼自身はほんらい奴隷制そのものの廃止にはむしろ反対であったから,以後の奴隷解放運動では,23年にバクストンを中心に結成された〈奴隷制反対協会〉の副会長となった以外は目立った活動をしなかった。彼の運動を支えたのは〈クラッパム派Clapham Sect〉ないし〈聖者たちthe Saints〉として知られる福音主義的セクトの信仰であった。もっとも彼の運動が成功したのは,安価な外国産砂糖と自由貿易を求めるイギリスの産業資本家層の力が,西インド諸島の不在地主の勢力を圧倒したからでもあった。…

※「Clapham Sect」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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