目次

Mahikari in the sociocultural context of Japan's relgious tradition; the cosmology of Mahikari; the spirituality of being Japanese; the moral authority and power of the cosmos; the master metaphor of purity - the symbolism of authority and power; gratitude, obedience, and humility of heart - the morality of dependency; rituals - the ordering of sociopolitical relations; ancestors and attaching spirits - how selves are socially produced and presented. (Part contents).