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A Study of Shiina Rinzo’s Devil : The Meaning of Being a Devil and a Christian

  • Journal of Japanese Culture
  • 2017, (74), pp.83-95
  • DOI : 10.21481/jbunka..74.201708.83
  • Publisher : The Japanese Culture Association Of Korea (Jcak)
  • Research Area : Humanities > Japanese Language and Literature
  • Received : July 20, 2017
  • Accepted : August 4, 2017
  • Published : August 31, 2017

KIM KYOUNG HO 1

1九州大学 地球社会統合科学府

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ABSTRACT

In this paper, I discussed Shiina Rinzo’s Devil. The theme of this work, as it was understood at the time of its release, “Devil” does not refer to “the egoism of man” as it has been suggested, but rather the “evil nature” of “believing too much.” As I discussed, the author reveals in his work what is necessary to fight said “evil nature” and how it works. Necessity is here understood as idealistically arming the hero as Christian, and thus allowing him to fight “evil nature” through the mechanism of “duality.” This “duality” is supported by the “death” and “birth” of the “resurrection” of Jesus Christ. In other words, it involved the situating of personal faith with the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This work is a warning on believing something “absolutely,” and it conveys the gospel of “duality” according to Shiina’s unique understanding of Christ.

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