Japan, an Attempt at Interpretation
By Lafcadio Hearn
Japan, an Attempt at Interpretation
By Lafcadio Hearn
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CHAPTER PAGE
I. DIFFICULTIES 1
II. STRANGENESS AND CHARM 7
III. THE ANCIENT CULT 25
IV. THE RELIGION OF THE HOME 39
V. THE JAPANESE FAMILY 63
VI. THE COMMUNAL CULT 91
VII. DEVELOPMENTS OF SHINTO 119
VIII. WORSHIP AND PURIFICATION 147
IX. THE RULE OF THE DEAD 173
X. THE INTRODUCTION OF BUDDHISM 201
XI. THE HIGHER BUDDHISM 227
XII. THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION 251
XIII. THE RISE OF THE MILITARY POWER 283
XIV. THE RELIGION OF LOYALTY 309
XV. THE JESUIT PERIL 331
XVI. FEUDAL INTEGRATION 373
XVII. THE SHINTO REVIVAL 399
XVIII. SURVIVALS 415
XIX. MODERN RESTRAINTS 431
XX. OFFICIAL EDUCATION 457
XXI. INDUSTRIAL DANGER 483
XXII. REFLECTIONS 499
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE S527
INDEX 529
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