Japanese Religion and Society

<p>Illustrations </p><p> Preface </p><p> Part I: The Structure of Religious Groups </p><p> Chapter 1: Japanese Religious Affiliations: Motives and Obligations </p><p> Part II: The Dynamics of Social Conflict </p><p> Chapter 2: Pilgrimage and World Renewal </p><p> Chapter 3: The Cross and the Cudgel </p><p> Part III: The Dynamics of Social and Economic Change </p><p> Chapter 4: The Weber Thesis and the Economic Development of Japan </p><p> Chapter 5: Buddhism and Modernization </p><p> Chapter 6: Ittoen: The Work Ethic of a Buddhist Utopia </p><p> Part IV: Secularization and National Identity </p><p> Chapter 7: The Secularization of Japanese Religion </p><p> Chapter 8: Japan Theory and Civil Religion </p><p> Notes </p><p> Index</p>