Japan : An Attempt at Interpretation

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hearn, Lafcadio

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japan--Civilization.

Local Subjects:

Japan--Civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (356 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Auckland : The Floating Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Scholar and travel writer Lafcadio Hearn spent decades in Japan, eventually adopting it as his home country. Perhaps more than any other single writer, Hearn is responsible for documenting and interpreting Japan for Western audiences. In this engrossing volume, Hearn undertakes his most comprehensive comparative analysis of Japanese culture.

Contents:

Title; Contents; Difficulties; Strangeness and Charm; 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; Feudal Integration; The Shinto Revival; Survivals; Modern Restraints; Official Education; Industrial Danger; Reflections; Appendix; Bibliographical Notes; Endnotes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-77652-415-2

OCLC:

851573525