Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation
By Lafcadio Hearn · Running time 13:58:18 · *Non-fiction, History, Religion
Audio streams directly from the Internet Archive. Recording by LibriVox volunteers (public domain). The text is in the public domain in the USA; please check the copyright laws of your country.
About this book
Greece-born Lafcadio Hearn (1850 - 1904) spent decades of his life in Japan, even marrying a Japanese woman, thus becoming a Japanese citizen by the name of Koizumi Yakumo (小泉 八雲). He wrote many books on Japan, especially about its folklore. 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. Even today, over
Description from the LibriVox catalogue.
Chapters and downloads on LibriVox →
You might also like
- Eusebius History of the Christian ChurchEusebius of Caesarea · 14:54:21
- Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: First SeriesLafcadio Hearn · 11:38:58
- Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange ThingsLafcadio Hearn · 3:51:40
- Paul the DauntlessBasil Joseph Mathews · 8:40:30
- Kottō : being Japanese curios, with sundry cobwebsLafcadio Hearn · 4:19:41
- Bridge of History Over the Gulf of Time: A Popular View of the Historical Evidence for the Truth of ChristianityThomas Cooper · 3:57:38
- Exotics and RetrospectivesLafcadio Hearn · 05:32:41
- Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner LifeLafcadio Hearn · 07:57:17