Folk Religion in Japan: Continuity and ChangeIchiro Hori's is the first book in Western literature to portray how Shinto, Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist elements, as well as all manner of archaic magical beliefs and practices, are fused on the folk level. Folk religion, transmitted by the common people from generation to generation, has greatly conditioned the political, economic, and cultural development of Japan and continues to satisfy the emotional and religious needs of the people. Hori examines the organic relationship between the Japanese social structure—the family kinship system, village and community organizations—and folk religion. A glossary with Japanese characters is included in the index. |
Contents
I MAIN FEATURES OF FOLK RELIGION IN JAPAN | 1 |
II JAPANESE SOCIALS TRUCTURE AND FOLK RELIGION | 49 |
III NEMBUTSU AS FOLK RELIGION | 83 |
IV MOUNTAINS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE FOR THE IDEA OF THE OTHER WORLD | 141 |
V JAPANESE SHAMANISM | 181 |
Common terms and phrases
Amida ancestors ancient became belief in goryō bodhisattvas Bon festival branch families Buddha Buddhist Bunjirō buraku butsu called century ceremony Chinese culture customs dead Deguchi deities divine dōzoku group Emperor example folk religion founder functions goddess goryō Haguro Heian period hijiri History of Japanese hito-gami type Honshu Hori imperial influence Japan Japanese Buddhism Japanese folk religion Japanese Religions Jōdo kami kenkyū Kojiki Kokushi taikei Konjin Kōya kyō Kyoto legends Lotus Sutra magic magico-religious main family memorial services minkan-shinkō-shi no kenkyū moun Mount Yoshino Nara Nara period Nembutsu Nichiren Nihon Nihongi odori-Nembutsu ōjō Ŏmoto-kyō Onmyō-dō originated persons political popular practices prefecture priests Prince Prince Shōtoku Pure Land rites rituals sacred mountains sect shamanic Shingon shinkō Shinran Shinto shrines Shugen-dō shugen-ja shūkyō shūkyō-shi social society soul spirits Study symbol Taoism Tendai tion Tokugawa Tokyo tradition uji-gami village Wagakuni minkan-shinkō-shi worship yamabushi Yanagita Yin-yang