In 1585 at the height of jesuit missionary activity in japan which was begun by francis xavier in 1549 luis frois a long time missionary in japan drafted the earliest systematic comparison of western and japanese cultures this book constitutes the first critical english language edition of the 1585 work the original of which was discovered in the royal academy of history in madrid after . The first european description of japan 1585 a critical english language edition of striking contrasts in the customs of europe and japan by luis frois sj japan anthropology workshop luis frois sj isbn 9780415727570 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. The first european description of japan 1585 a critical english language edition of striking contrasts in the customs of europe and japan by luis frois sj japan anthropology workshop series by luis frois sj 2014 03 07 luis frois sj isbn kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. The first european description of japan 1585 a critical english language edition of striking contrasts in the customs of europe and japan by luis frois sj edited by daniel t reff richard k danford robin d gill in journal of jesuit studies author christina h lee 1 view more view less 1 princeton university online publication date 26 dec 2015 in volume 2 issue 4 article type . The first european description of japan 1585 a critical english language edition of striking contrasts in the customs of europe and japan by luis frois sj by luis frois sj 2015 12 09 luis frois sj isbn kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon