Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. INTRODUCTION :A New Medium for an Old Message 1
5. CHAPTER 1 .Constructing Japanese Identity Senkyo¯ ibun 17
6. CHAPTER .2 The Medium Finds a Promoter: Torakichi and Atsutane 42
7. CHAPTER 3 .Manipulating the Medium: Separating the Sanjin from the Tengu 74
8. CHAPTER 4 .The Critique of China and Defense of Native Culture 103
9. CHAPTER 5 .The Critique of Buddhism and Defense of Native Religion 140
10. CHAPTER 6 .The Critique of the West and Defense of Native Knowledge and Ability 169
11. CONCLUSION .The Medium Is the Message 195
12. Notes 213
13. Bibliography 243
14. Index 259
15. About the Author 269