William Elliot Griffis
The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4057664643452
Table of Contents
"I came not to destroy, but to fulfil."—THE SON OF MAN
COPYRIGHT, 1895, BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
TROW DIRECTORY PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY NEW YORK
PRIMITIVE FAITH: RELIGION BEFORE BOOKS
CHAPTER I - PRIMITIVE FAITH: RELIGION BEFORE BOOKS
The Morse Lectureship and the Study of Comparative Religion
Pantheism's Destruction of Boundaries. 26
CHAPTER II - SHINT[=O]: MYTHS AND RITUAL
Origins of the Japanese People.
Mikadoism the Heart of Shint[=o].
"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.
Mikadoism Usurps the Primitive God-way.
Shint[=o]'s Emphasis on Cleanliness.
Shint[=o] Left in a State of Arrested Development.
The Modern Revivalists of Kami no Michi.
The Great Purification of 1870.
THE CHINESE ETHICAL SYSTEM IN JAPAN
CHAPTER IV - THE CHINESE ETHICAL SYSTEM IN JAPAN
Confucius a Historical Character.
Japanese Confucianism and Feudalism Contemporary.