- Difficulties
- Strangeness and charm
- The ancient cult
- The religion of the home
- The Japanese family
- The communal cult
- Developments of Shinto
- Worship and purification
- The rule of the dead
- The introduction of Buddhism
- The higher Buddhism
- The social organization
- The rise of the military power
- The religion of loyalty
- The Jesuit peril - Part 1
- The Jesuit peril - Part 2
- Feudal integration
- The Shinto revival
- Survivals
- Modern restraints
- Official education
- Industrial danger
- Reflections
- Appendix: Herbert Spencer's advice to Japan
Greece-born Lafcadio Hearn (1850 - 1904) spent decades of his life in Japan, even marrying a Japanese woman, thus becoming a Japanese citizen by the name of Koizumi Yakumo (小泉 八雲). He wrote many books on Japan, especially about its folklore. In this posthumously published book, he takes a closer look at Japan's religious history: How it developed from ancient beliefs into Shintoism, resisted suppression attempts by both Buddhism and Christianity and how – despite efforts to westernise Japan during the era known as Meiji Restoration – it remained the basis for Japanese society. Even today, over 100 years after this book was written, some of the described traditions and fundamental ideas still exist. (Summary by Julia Niedermaier)
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