Download or read book Occult Japan The Way of the Gods written by Percival Lowell and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Occult Japan is an esoteric study of Japanese personality and possession based on Japan's indigenous religion, Shinto, and other aspects of Japanese culture, history and heritage. Shinto, also known as "The Way of the Gods," revolves around the kami ("gods" or "spirits"), supernatural entities believed to inhabit all things. The kami are worshiped at kamidana household shrines, family shrines, and public shrines. The study offers exhaustive observations and academic discussions of various aspects of Japanese life, including language, religious practices, economics, travels in Japan, and the development of personality.
Download or read book Occult Japan Or The Way of the Gods written by Percival Lowell and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Occult Japan Shinto Shamanism and the Way of the Gods written by Percival Lowell and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Shinto, or The Way of the Gods, is the oldest religious faith of the Japanese people. Based on the aboriginal worship of nature and ancestors, it is a religion of innumberable deities and rituals." " Percival Lowell... drew these descriptions from his own observations and experiences during his travels throughout Japan at the end of the nineteenth century." -- Cover description.
Download or read book Occult Japan written by Percival Lowell and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Occult Japan: Or, The Way Of The Gods; An Esoteric Study Of Japanese Personality And Possession Percival Lowell Houghton, Mifflin and company, 1894 Cults; Cultus; Demoniac possession; Japan; National characteristics, Japanese; Shinto
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Download or read book Occult Japan The Way of the Gods written by Percival Lowell and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-17 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Percival Lowell's 'Occult Japan: The Way of the Gods' is a fascinating exploration of Japanese folklore, spirituality, and the supernatural. Lowell delves into the esoteric traditions and mysterious practices that have shaped Japan's cultural landscape, offering readers a deep insight into the country's spiritual beliefs and rituals. Written in a detailed and scholarly style, the book provides a comprehensive overview of ancient Japanese mysticism and the ways in which it continues to influence contemporary society. Lowell's keen analysis and engaging narrative style make 'Occult Japan' a compelling read for anyone interested in the intersection of religion, mythology, and the supernatural in Japanese culture. As one of the foremost experts on Japanese antiquities and folklore, Lowell's unique perspective and insightful observations shed light on the hidden aspects of Japanese spirituality that are often overlooked by Western scholars. Readers seeking a deeper understanding of Japan's rich spiritual heritage will find 'Occult Japan: The Way of the Gods' to be a valuable and enlightening resource.
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Download or read book Occult Japan Or the Way of the Gods an Esoteric Study of Japanese Personality and Possession written by Percival Lowell and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHINTŌ, or the Way of the Gods, is the name of the oldest religious belief of the Japanese people. The belief itself indefinitely antedates its name, for it has come down to us from a time when sole possession of the field precluded denomination. It knew no christening till Buddhism was adopted from China in the sixth century of our era, and was then first called Shintō, or the Way of the Gods, to distinguish it from Butsudō, or the Way of Buddha.If it thus acquired a name, it largely lost local habitation. For Buddhism proceeded to appropriate its possessions, temporal and spiritual. It had been both church and state. Buddhism became the state, and assumed the greater part of the churches; paying Shintō the compliment of incorporating, without acknowledgment, such as it fancied of the Shintō rites, and of kindly recognizing the more popular Shintō gods for lower avatars of its own. Under this generous adoption on the one hand, and relegation to an inferior place in the national pantheon on the other, very little, ostensibly, was left of Shintō,--just enough to swear by.Lost in the splendor of Buddhist show, Shintō lay obscured thus for a millenium; lingering chiefly as a twilight of popular superstition. At last, however, a new era dawned. A long peace, following the firm establishing of the Shogunate, turned men's thoughts to criticism, and begot the commentators, a line of literati, who, beginning with Mabuchi, in the early part of the eighteenth century, devoted themselves to a study of the past, and continued to comment, for a century and a half, upon the old Japanese traditions buried in the archaic language of the Kojiki and the Nihongi, the history-bibles of the race. As science, the commentators' elucidations are chiefly comic, but their practical outcome was immense. Criticism of the past begot criticism of the present, and started a chauvinistic movement, which overthrew the Shogunate and restored the Mikado--with all the irony of fate, since these littérateurs owed their existence to the patronage of those they overthrew. This was the restoration of 1868. Shintō came back as part and parcel of the old. The temples Buddhism had usurped were purified; that is, they were stripped of Buddhist ornament, and handed over again to the Shintō priests. The faith of the nation's springtime entered upon the Indian summer of its life.
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Download or read book Occult Japan written by Percival Lowell and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-18 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Occult Japan is an esoteric study of Japanese personality and possession based on Japan's indigenous religion, Shinto, and other aspects of Japanese culture, history and heritage. Shinto, also known as "The Way of the Gods," revolves around the kami ("gods" or "spirits"), supernatural entities believed to inhabit all things. The kami are worshiped at kamidana household shrines, family shrines, and public shrines. The study offers exhaustive observations and academic discussions of various aspects of Japanese life, including language, religious practices, economics, travels in Japan, and the development of personality.
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Download or read book Yurei Attack written by Hiroko Yoda and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yurei Attack! is a nightmare-inducing one-stop guide to Japan's traditional ghosts and spirits. Surviving encounters with angry ghosts and sexy spectres. Haunted places. Dangerous games and how to play them. And more importantly, a guided tour of what awaits in the world of the dead. Yurei is the Japanese word for "ghost." It's as simple as that. They are the souls of dead people, unable--or unwilling--to shuffle off this mortal coil. Yurei are many things, but "friendly" isn't the first word that comes to mind. Not every yurei is dangerous, but they are all driven by emotions so uncontrollably powerful that they have taken on a life of their own: rage, sadness, devotion, a desire for revenge, or even the firm belief that they are still alive. This book, the third in the authors' bestselling Attack! series, after Yokai Attack! and Ninja Attack! gives detailed information on 39 of the creepiest yurei stalking Japan, along with detailed histories and defensive tactics should you have the misfortune to encounter one. Japanese ghosts include: Oiwa, The Horror of Yotsuya Otsuyu, The Tale of the Peony Lantern The Lady Rokujo, The Tale of Genji Isora, Tales of Moonlight and Rain Orui, The Depths of Kasane Book 3 of 3 in the Yokai Attack! series. Others include Ninja Attack! and Yokai Attack!.
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