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Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation

by Lafcadio Hearn

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.

Book Details

Language

English

Original Language

Japanese

Published In

1904

Genre/Category

History Non-Fiction Religion

Tags/Keywords

Ancient Tradition Christianity Japan Beliefs Historical Buddhism Folk lore

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Lafcadio Hearn

Greece, Japan

Koizumi Yakumo, born Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, was a writer. He worked in the United States before moving to Japan and becoming Japanese. He was of Greek-Irish descent. He wrote about Japanese...

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