Download or read book Ancestor-Worship and Japanese Law (Classic Reprint) written by Nobushige Hozumi and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ancestor-Worship and Japanese Law In Europe and America, Ancestor-Worship has long since ceased to exist, even if it was ever practised at all on those continents. In Japan, where at the present time, a constitutional government is established, where codes of laws modelled upon those of Western countries are in operation, where, in short, almost every art of civilization has taken firm root, the worshipping of deceased ancestors still obtains and still exercises a powerful influence over the laws and customs of the people. The practice dates back to the earliest days of our history and has survived through hundreds of generations, in spite of the many political and social revolutions which have taken place since the foundation of the Empire. The introduction oi Chinese civilization into the country was favourable to the growth of this custom, by reason of the fact that the morality, laws and institutions of China are also based upon the doctrine of Ancestor-worship. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.