Religious traditions: Shinto ; Buddhism ; Buddhist founders ; Confucianism ; Religious Taoism ; Folk religion ; Christianity ; Syncretism in Japanese religious life -- Themes in Japanese religion: Closeness of Humans, gods, and nature ; Religious significance of the family, living and dead ; Importance of purification, specific rituals, and charms ; Prominence of local festivals and individual cults ; Penetration of religion into everyday life ; Natural bond between religion and state -- Religion in recent and modern Japan: Dilemma of organized religion in modern Japan ; The new religions ; History and future of Japanese religion

1. Japan -- Religion