Please write a paper on the topic of persecution of Kirishitans in Japan.
Step 1: Watch the movie Silence. Do a research on its original author.
Step 2: Skim through the following article to learn about the missionary works and slavery in Asia.Article by James Morrison: JamesMorrisPhDThesis_Exrpt (see attached file below)
*This is a long paper. You are not expected to read the entire thing thoroughly. Browse through them and focus on a few chapters that seem to help you write this paper.
Step 3: Look up and take notes as to what was happening at Goa, Macau and Philippines in the 16th century.
Step 4: Write a paper by articulating on the following points. Please make sure your writing flows as a coherent piece of argument and do not attempt to answer each topic separately.
- Identify and analyze the strategy the Portuguese & the Jesuits’ took to expand their influence in Asia. Feel free to research beyond the provided article.
- Speculate and explain the main reason why Tokugawa bakufu eliminated Kirishitans from Japan.
- What do you think Scorsese was trying to achieve through the movie Silence?
- Formulate your opinion on the persecution of Kirishitans in Japan.
Example: “In Sugano’s observation, Yoritomo’s relentless attempt to eliminate potential rivals, including his own brothers, contributed to the short span of Minamoto shogun dynasty in the Kamakura period. (Sugano: p134)” “According some opinions in Wikipedia website, Shimabara was not a Christian uprising but an uprising of starving peasants against a harsh taxation policy.”
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