Introductory: The People and the phases of their civilization -- Book I The Shinto religion and the communal system, early stages and survival -- Book II Introduction of Buddhism and its establishment (about 600-800) -- Book III The Period of Heian, an age of peace and ease (about 800-1200) -- Book IV The Age of feudal strife and religious struggle (about 1200-1600) -- Book V The Tokugawa regime of peace and order (about 1600-1868) -- Book VI The Era of Meiji and the present, an age of progress and problems (1868-1928).
Introductory: The People and the phases of their civilization. General remarks on the Japanese people ; Religions in Japan ; Epochs of religious history -- Book I. The Shinto religion and the communal system, early stages and survival. General features of Shinto ; Shinto mythology ; Religion and social life -- Book II. Introduction of Buddhism and its establishment (about 600-800). Spread of Buddhism and its arrival in Japan ; The prince-regent Shotoku, his ideals and work ; Buddhist inspiration and its manifestations ; Reforms and progress ; The period of Nara and the glories of the Tempyo era ; The culminating phases of the culture of Nara -- Book III. The Period of Heian, an age of peace and ease (about 800-1200). The new departure and general features ; Saicho and his work ; Shingon Buddhism and Kukai's work ; Religion and social life -- Book IV. The Age of feudal strife and religious struggle (about 1200-1600). General features of the Kamakura period (1186-1333) ; Amita-Buddhism or Jodo pietism ; Nichiren and his prophetic religion ; Zen Buddhism ; Social disintegration after the fourteenth century ; Religious strife ; Kirishitan missions, Japan's first contact with Europe and Christianity ; End of Confusion and dawn of peace -- Book V. The Tokugawa regime of peace and order (about 1600-1868). The establishment of a firm rule ; Confucianism and its schools ; The blooming of culture and the rise of the bourgeoisie ; Peace, refinement, and degeneration ; Po;ular teachers in religion and ethics ; Revival of Shinto ; The last stage of the Tokugawa regime -- Book VI. The Era of Meiji and the present, an age of progress and problems (1868-1928). The new era, its start and characteristics ; Religious policy and problems ; A decade of Europeanization ; Conservative reaction and religious problems ; Spiritual unrest and the rise of individualism ; Social unrest, sharper antagonism between radicals and conservatives ; The world war and after.
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