Sacred Texts  Shinto 

JAPAN, AN ATTEMPT AT INTERPRETATION

BY

LAFCADIO HEARN

The Macmillan Company, New York [1904]
Title Page
Contents
Difficulties
Strangeness and Charm
The Ancient Cult
The Religion of the Home
The Japanese Family
The Communal Cult
Developments of Shintô
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
Feudal Integration
The Shintô Revival
Survivals
Modern Restraints
Official Education
Industrial Danger
Reflections
Appendix
Bibliographical Notes