Genji Yasuhira

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"Prof. Tim Screech (Nichibunken), who has previously translated works by both Titsingh and Thunberg, will deliver a keynote speech and respond to these new research projects."

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"[...] discourse about Japanese society, culture, and nature. Participants will discover how cross-cultural encounters during this pivotal period influenced both European philosophy and early modern understandings of Japan."

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"Featuring presentations on two new and forthcoming projects incorporating Isaac Titsingh (Maria Florutau) and Carl Peter Thunberg (Linda Andersson Burnetty), we move beyond the well-known Dutch trading post at Dejima to uncover how these Nordic perspectives shaped European intellectual [...]"

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"This workshop explores how European Enlightenment thinkers understood Japan through the unique lens of Dutch and Swedish observers during the Edo period."

関連イベント情報 - 西洋史学専修ウェブサイト | 京都大学 大学院文学研究科・文学部 これから開催されるイベント Beyond Dejima: Dutch and Swedish Perspectives on Japan During the Enlightenment Hybrid workshop ...

All welcome! Please visit the liked webpage for more details. www.bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/european-his...

On 1 Aug 2025, 15:00 - 19:00 JST (08:00 - 12:00 CET), Dr. Maria Florutau (Uppsala) and I will organise a hybrid workshop called 'Beyond Dejima: Dutch and Swedish Perspectives on Japan during the Enlightenment'. Our speakers are Maria, Tim Screech (Nichibunken) and Linda Andersson Burnett (Uppsala).

CfP due 15 July! On 4–6 September, @kyamamoto.bsky.social and I will co-host "Providence, Propaganda, and Profit in the Early Modern English World" at UTokyo. Keynote speakers: @annlaurahughes.bsky.social, Shusaku Kanazawa, Keiko Kawawake, and Peter Lake. See poetsutokyo.wixsite.com/conference20...

While facing challenging circumstances in the last quarter of the seventeenth century, both minority groups demonstrated a remarkable resilience, mobilizing various survival tactics. They attempted to carve out their own positions within their local, precarious environment. 4/4

Both Catholics and Protestants in the two cities similarly asserted their presence in the urban space and sought to practice their faith publicly. However, the minorities’ tactics in the conflicts over sacred spaces and the extent of physical violence in those battles differed significantly. 3/4

The distinct legal systems in the two countries – the Union of Utrecht and the Edict of Nantes – shaped two different forms of religious diversity in Utrecht and Nîmes, that is, de facto and de jure coexistence. 2/4

[abstract] This article examines religious coexistence and survival tactics of the religious minority groups in the Dutch Republic and the Kingdom of France, comparing Utrecht’s Catholics and Nîmois Huguenots in three respects: legal systems, battles over sacred spaces, and minority resilience. 1/4

Religious Coexistence in the Dutch Republic and France in the Seventeenth Century: Legal Systems, Sacred Spaces, and Minority Resilience in Utrecht and Nîmes This article examines religious coexistence and survival tactics of the religious minority groups in the Dutch Republic and the Kingdom of France, comparing Utrecht’s Catholics and Nîmois Huguenots in...

On behalf of Dr Sukhwan Kang, we are pleased to announce that our co-authored article ‘Religious Coexistence in the Dutch Republic and France in the Seventeenth Century’ has just appeared in the Journal of #earlymodern Christianity 11:2 (2024) pp. 309–338. doi.org/10.1515/jemc...

Dank je wel, Jan!!

Last Friday, I presented my book at Utrecht’s Gertrude Chapel. It was an excellent opportunity to thank my friends and colleagues in the Netherlands and Germany, who have supported me along the way. I was so happy to see them on this special occasion. Nogmaals hartelijk dank!

Catholic Survival in the Dutch Republic Even in adversity, Catholics exercised considerable agency in post-Reformation Utrecht. Through the political practices of repression and toleration, Utrecht’s magistrates, under constant pressure fro...

If you want to have a hard copy of the book on your or your library's bookshelf, which looks beautiful thanks to the designer, please visit the publisher's website and use the discount code "AUP20" (valid until the 31st of August). aup.nl/en/book/9789...

If you know more about Catholics' agency in religious coexistence and the public sphere in the Dutch Republic, please download the full PDF of my book for free as the book is open access. library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

Genji Yasuhira, "Catholic Survival in the Dutch Republic: Agency in Coexistence and the Public Sphere in Utrecht, 1620-1672" (Amsterdam UP, 2024) by New Books in Catholic Studies An interview with Genji Yasuhira

My first-ever podcast interview is out! Pleased and honoured to talk to the brilliant Miranda Melcher, who carefully read my Catholic Survival in the Dutch Republic @amsterdamupress.bsky.social . You can freely listen to it on the New Books Network. Many thanks Miranda! megaphone.link/NBNK2020776663

As this is an #OpenAcess book, you can freely download the digital version here: library.oapen.org/handle/20.50.... If you kindly ask your library to buy a hard copy of the book, please visit @amsterdamupress.bsky.social website and use the discount code "AUP20" (valid until August 31st).

In the Conclusion of the book, I compare the Utrecht and Dutch cases with other early modern cases of coexistence, including the case of Japan, using the book’s research framework.

I aim to examine Catholics’ agency in coexistence and the public/private distinction. I argue that we can better understand the agency of minorities in the history of coexistence by shedding more light on the public sphere and what I call the delimitation of the public.

The book analyses religious coexistence in the Dutch Republic, especially in the city of Utrecht, from the perspectives not only of the politico-religious majority’s governing strategies but also of the politico-religious minorities’ survival tactics.

I am delighted to announce that my monograph Catholic Survival in the Dutch Republic: Agency in Coexistence and the Public Sphere in Utrecht, 1620-1672 has just been published by @amsterdamupress.bsky.social.
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Our latest #OpenAccess title, 'Catholic Survival in the Dutch Republic' by Genji Yasuhira is out now!

This book explores how Catholics managed to survive the Reformed regime, eventually shaping a multi-religious society in the Northern Netherlands.

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Hi Liesbeth! Glad to see you as well!

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