Religious life of man series. 

xii, 272 pages : 24 cm.; Introduction -- Persistent themes in Japanese religious history -- The prehistoric heritage -- The formation of Shinto -- Early Japanese Buddhism: Indian influence with Chinese coloration -- Confucianism and religious Taoism: chinese importations -- Folk religion: religiosity outside organized religion -- Interaction in the formation of Japanese religion -- The founding of a Japanese Buddhism: the Shingon and Tendai sects -- Elaboration within Japanese Buddhism: the pure land, Nichiren, and Zen sects -- The development of medieval Shinto -- The appearance of Christianity in Japan -- The five traditions: development and mutual influence -- Buddhism, Neo-Confucianism, and Restoration Shinto in the Tokugawa period -- The Meiji restoration and nationalistic Shinto -- Religiou currents from 1868 to 1945 -- Two new religions: Tenrikyo and Soka Gakkai -- Religion in postwar Japan -- Religious life in contemporary Japan -- Conclusion: the challenge for Japanese religion.; 

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