2. Secrecy Preserves and Transforms

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Conventions xvii
6. Introduction 1
7. Part One: Secrecy in the History of Covert Shin Buddhists
8. 1. Secrecy Causes Criticism and Persecution 27
9. 2. Secrecy Preserves and Transforms 62
10. Part Two: Concealment in Contemporary Urahōmon
11. 3. Secrecy Alters by Separating and Joining 103
12. 4. Secrecy Creates Dilemmas 125
13. 5. Secrecy Gives Order 147
14. Epilogue 170
15. Notes 181
16. Glossary of Japanese Characters 199
17. Bibliography 215
18. Index 235