丰臣秀吉突然发布天主教驱逐令原因探析

Research on the Causes of the Catholic Deporation Order Released by Toyotomi Hideyosi

丰臣禁教在宏观上是日本传统文化与西方天主教文化冲突的必然结果,而切支丹大名高山右近的拒绝弃教则是禁教令发布的直接事件性原因,该事件使丰臣秀吉对天主教的态度陡然恶化,直接导致丰臣秀吉突然运用了驱逐外国传教士这种激烈的外交手段来昭示其作为“神国”统治者的绝对权威。

The sudden release of catholic restriction order by Toyotomi Hideyosi was an inevitable result of the conflict between the traditional Japanese culture and the western catholic culture, while Kifisuto Daimyo Takayama Ukon＇s refusal to give up his religious beliefs was the direct reason of the release. After the incident, Toyotomi changed his friendly attitude to catholicism and expelled the foreign priests away to show his supreme authority as the governor of the ＂Divine Nation＂,