1st Edition
History of Japanese Religion With Special Reference to the Social and Moral Life of the Nation
By Masaharu Anesaki
Copyright 1930
448 Pages
by
Routledge
448 Pages
by
Routledge
448 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 1930, History of Japanese Religion shows the interaction of various forces which manifested their vitality more in combination than in opposition. A saying ascribed to Prince Shotoku, the founder of Japanese civilization, compares the three religious and moral systems found in Japan to the root, the stem and branches, and the flowers and fruits of a tree. Shinto is the root... Read more
Introductory 1. The Shinto Religion and the Communal System, Early Stages and Survival 2. Introduction of Buddhism and its Establishment (about 600 - 800) 3. The Period of Heian, an Age of Peace and Ease (about 800- 1200) 4. The Age of Feudal Strife and Religious Struggle (about 1200 - 1600) 5. The Tokugawa Regime of Peace and Order (1600- 1868) 6. The Era of Meiji and the Present, An Age of Progress and Problems (1868 To 1928) Index
Biography
Masaharu Anesaki
