Kirishitan akame - Kirishitan akame

Japanese: キリシタン改め - きりしたんあらため
Kirishitan akame - Kirishitan akame

…Since 1613 (Keicho 18), the Edo Shogunate issued orders to ban Christianity and to crack down on Christian believers on multiple occasions, but these orders did not specify how Christians should change their religion. As a result, the Shogunate and various feudal domains used various methods to crack down on Christians. One of these was to crack down on Christian believers, such as the stepping-on-e test that began in Nagasaki around 1629 (Kan'ei 6) and the encouragement of plaintiffs, which often appeared in Shogunate laws. The other was to force people to prove that they were not Christians. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Kirishitan Ame" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…江戸幕府は1613年(慶長18)以来,たびたびキリシタン禁教を令し,キリシタン信徒の摘発を命じたが,それらには具体的な宗門改めの方法が示されていなかった。そのため幕府や諸藩はさまざまな方法でキリシタン改めを実施した。その一つは,29年(寛永6)ころに長崎で始められた踏絵や,幕府法令にたびたびみえる訴人奨励など,キリシタン信徒を摘発する方法であり,いま一つは,反対にキリシタンでないことを証明させる方法であった。…

※「キリシタン改め」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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