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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."

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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

Dank je wel, Jan!!

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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.

Hi Liesbeth! Glad to see you as well!