Shinto

SummaryThis paper will take an in depth reflexion at a very popular and inspirational worship in the east, Japan in particular, and the religion being Shintoisticisticistic. Shinto does non hand over a founder nor does it have sacred scriptures like the Quran or the Bible. Propaganda and expansion are not common either, because Shinto is deeply rooted in the Nipponese people and traditions.

Shinto gods are called kami. They are sacred spirit which take the form of things and concepts important to life, such as wind, rain, mountains, trees, and rivers. In contrast to many monotheist religions, there are no absolutes in Shinto. There is no absolute right and wrong, and nobody is perfect. Shinto is a positive faith, as humans are archetype to be primarily good, and disgust is believed to be caused by slimy spirits. Therefore, the purpose of most Shinto rituals is to keep away evil spirits by purification, prayers and offerings to the kami.

IntroductionShinto (the Way of the Gods) is the native religion of Japan. It is a religion resulting from animist and shamanic practices (worship of the sun, nature and the ancestors in particular.) Its followers prize countless divinities called Kami (in gen datel, personified natures forces, but also sacred ancestors, trees, stones, objects, etc...).



It does not have holly texts and its mythology is partly described in two fundamental books: the Kojiki and the Nihongi. Shinto is the indigenous religion of Japan.

HistoryThe Shinto religions bases were established in the Yayoi era (~300 BC - ~300 AD) and organized in the seventh century to distinguish Shinto from Buddhism, which lately arrived from Korea. It is in 712 and 720 that the Kojiki and the Nihongi were written, on the orders of the Emperor Temmu. The introduction of Buddhism in the 6th century was followed by...

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