EBook: The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Meiji

Title: The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Meiji
by William Elliot Griffis

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I
PRIMITIVE FAITH: RELIGION BEFORE BOOKS

CHAPTER II
SHINT[=O]: MYTHS AND RITUAL

CHAPTER III
"THE KOJIKI" AND ITS TEACHINGS

CHAPTER IV
THE CHINESE ETHICAL SYSTEM IN JAPAN

CHAPTER V
CONFUCIANISM IN ITS PHILOSOPHICAL FORM

CHAPTER VI
THE BUDDHISM OF NORTHERN ASIA

CHAPTER VII
RIY[=O]BU, OR MIXED BUDDHISM

CHAPTER VIII
NORTHERN BUDDHISM IN ITS DOCTRINAL EVOLUTIONS

CHAPTER IX
THE BUDDHISM OF THE JAPANESE

CHAPTER X
JAPANESE BUDDHISM IN ITS MISSIONARY DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER XI
A CENTURY OF ROMAN CHRISTIANITY

CHAPTER XII
TWO CENTURIES OF SILENCE

NOTES, AUTHORITIES, AND ILLUSTRATIONS