メアリ・プラインの『おばあちゃんの日本便り』(1877)

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• Mary Pruyn was a missionary of the Union Missionary Society of the United States. She came to Japan in 1861 and stayed there until 1866. She wrote her grandchildren the letters on Japanese people and their life from there. After returning to the United States, she edited them and published a book named Grandmamma's Letters from Japan (1877). The purpose of this book was to raise an awareness among children about the missionary work in Japan and the foreign missionary work in general. Mrs. Pruyn tried to ask for donations for the missionary work by showing the pre-modern features of Japan. While precisely narrating what happened to her mission home for children and girls, she stressed the uncivilized aspects of Japan and denounced the evil nature of ethnic religions there. She considered American society as the norm and made comparison with Japan, however, her explanations sometimes lacked the grounds and rather revealed her ignorance about Japanese society. This paper aims to examine the historical context in which this book was written and have a new look at its ethnocentric aspects.

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著者

• 戸田 徹子

  山梨県立大学 国際政策学部 国際コミュニケーション学科

• 戸田 徹子

  山梨県立大学国際政策学部国際コミュニケーション学科

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