Japan: An Attempt at Interpret

Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation by HEARN, Lafcadio

Greece-born Lafcadio Hearn (1850 - 1904) spent decades of his life in Japan, even marrying a Japanese woman, thus becoming a Japanese citizen by the name of Koizumi Yakumo (小泉 八雲). He wrote many books on Japan, especially about its folklore. In this posthumously published book, he takes a closer look at Japan's religious history: How it developed from ancient beliefs into Shintoism, resisted suppression attempts by both Buddhism and Christianity and how - despite efforts to westernise Japan during the era known as Meiji Restoration - it remained the basis for Japanese society. Even today, over 100 years after this book was written, some of the described traditions and fundamental ideas still exist. (Summary by Julia Niedermaier)

Total running time: 13:58:18 Read by Julia Niedermaier

Chapters:

• Difficulties
  
• Strangeness and charm
  
• The ancient cult
  
• 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 - Part 1
  
• The Jesuit peril - Part 2
  
• Feudal integration
  
• The Shinto revival
  
• Survivals
  
• Modern restraints
  
• Official education
  
• Industrial danger
  
• Reflections
  
• Appendix: Herbert Spencer's advice to Japan
  
  
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