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 luis frois sj routledge mar 14 2014 social science 312 pages. 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 amazonin frois sj luis reff daniel t danford richard books. 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 a critical english language edition of striking contrasts in the customs of europe and japan by luis frois sj. 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 published on 26 dec 2015 by brill