The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji. William Elliot Griffis

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4057664643452

Table of Contents

       "I came not to destroy, but to fulfil."—THE SON OF MAN

       NEW YORK

       CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

       1895

       COPYRIGHT, 1895, BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

       TROW DIRECTORY PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY NEW YORK

       PREFACE

       PRIMITIVE FAITH: RELIGION BEFORE BOOKS

       CHAPTER I - PRIMITIVE FAITH: RELIGION BEFORE BOOKS

       The Morse Lectureship and the Study of Comparative Religion

       The People of Japan.

       The Amalgam of Religions.

       Shamanism.

       Mythical Zoölogy.

       Fetichism.

       Phallicism.

       Tree and Serpent Worship.

       Pantheism's Destruction of Boundaries. 26

       SHINT[=O]: MYTHS AND RITUAL

       CHAPTER II - SHINT[=O]: MYTHS AND RITUAL

       The Japanese a Young Nation.

       The Ancient Documents.

       Origins of the Japanese People.

       Mikadoism the Heart of Shint[=o].

       Phallic Symbols.

       Fire-myths and Ritual.

       "THE KOJIKI" AND ITS TEACHINGS

       CHAPTER III - "THE KOJIKI" AND ITS TEACHINGS

       "The Kojiki" mid its Myths of Cosmogony.

       Izanagi's Visit to Hades and Results.

       Life in Japan During the Divine Age.

       The Ethics of the God-way.

       The Rise of Mikadoism.

       Purification of Offences.

       Mikadoism Usurps the Primitive God-way.

       Ancient Customs and Usages.

       Shint[=o]'s Emphasis on Cleanliness.

       Prayers to Myriads of Gods.

       Shint[=o] Left in a State of Arrested Development.

       The Modern Revivalists of Kami no Michi.

       The Great Purification of 1870.

       Summary of Shint[=o].

       THE CHINESE ETHICAL SYSTEM IN JAPAN

       CHAPTER IV - THE CHINESE ETHICAL SYSTEM IN JAPAN

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