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Mito Yashiki, a tale of old Japan; being a feudal romance descriptive of the decline of the Shogunate and of the downfall of the power of the Tokugawa family

Arthur Collins Maclay

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 ... his own eyes, just like the beasts of the fields. What have you to say to this, O Monk?" "Ah! you plunge yet deeper into the subject, O Lord of Hikone. Know, then, that religion is necessary to control men. Mankind will not be submissive unless you hold out either the hope of reward or the fear of punishment. Therefore, when governments first began to rule over society, it became fpeedily apparent that anarchy would ensue unless these two motives were appealed to. Therefore, the rulers of the nation early saw the policy of calling to its assistance the aid of religion. The history of our government has, from the remotest times, been interwoven with religion of some kind. And if I am not greatly mistaken, you will find that in all countries the various governments have been wedded to some kind of religion. Those religions that best control men are generally the most popular with governments; while those religons that promote seditions and disturbances are quickly rooted out as pestiferous. By nature all men are more or less religious in their inclinations. When these religious impulses are degraded by profound ignorance, they become unreasoning and fanatical, and become known as superstitions. And these superstitions can best be controlled by terror of future punishments. I presume that this is why the various sects of our religion, since Shaka's time, have invented hells of torment. Very naturally, superstitious people soon become imbued with the idea that souls of friends could be bought out of these places,--or their sufferings therein greatly reduced,--if the priests would exert their mystic influence in propitiating the unseen powers of the other world (whoever or whatever they may be). So long as the pandering to these superstitious ideas te...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Mito Yashiki, a tale of old Japan; being a feudal romance descriptive of the decline of the Shogunate and of the downfall of the power of the Tokugawa family. To get started finding Mito Yashiki, a tale of old Japan; being a feudal romance descriptive of the decline of the Shogunate and of the downfall of the power of the Tokugawa family, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 ... his own eyes, just like the beasts of the fields. What have you to say to this, O Monk?" "Ah! you plunge yet deeper into the subject, O Lord of Hikone. Know, then, that religion is necessary to control men. Mankind will not be submissive unless you hold out either the hope of reward or the fear of punishment. Therefore, when governments first began to rule over society, it became fpeedily apparent that anarchy would ensue unless these two motives were appealed to. Therefore, the rulers of the nation early saw the policy of calling to its assistance the aid of religion. The history of our government has, from the remotest times, been interwoven with religion of some kind. And if I am not greatly mistaken, you will find that in all countries the various governments have been wedded to some kind of religion. Those religions that best control men are generally the most popular with governments; while those religons that promote seditions and disturbances are quickly rooted out as pestiferous. By nature all men are more or less religious in their inclinations. When these religious impulses are degraded by profound ignorance, they become unreasoning and fanatical, and become known as superstitions. And these superstitions can best be controlled by terror of future punishments. I presume that this is why the various sects of our religion, since Shaka's time, have invented hells of torment. Very naturally, superstitious people soon become imbued with the idea that souls of friends could be bought out of these places,--or their sufferings therein greatly reduced,--if the priests would exert their mystic influence in propitiating the unseen powers of the other world (whoever or whatever they may be). So long as the pandering to these superstitious ideas te...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Mito Yashiki, a tale of old Japan; being a feudal romance descriptive of the decline of the Shogunate and of the downfall of the power of the Tokugawa family. To get started finding Mito Yashiki, a tale of old Japan; being a feudal romance descriptive of the decline of the Shogunate and of the downfall of the power of the Tokugawa family, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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