Shinto
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Shinto
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Shinto. Location. Founder/Origin. Japan. No one 500 BCE - 300 CE. Holidays. Sects/Branches. Shrine Shinto Sect Shinto State Shinto Folk Shinto. Shogatsu Matsuri January Obon Matsuri Spring Festival “ Haru Matsuri ” Harvest/Autumn Festival “Aki Matsuri ”. Nihongi Kojiki. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Shinto
No one500 BCE - 300 CE
LocationFounder/OriginJapan
HolidaysShogatsu Matsuri
JanuaryObonMatsuriSpring Festival
“Haru Matsuri”Harvest/Autumn
Festival“Aki Matsuri”
Sects/Branches
Holy TextsNihong
iKojiki
Women wear kimonosClothing
Shrine Shinto
Sect ShintoState Shinto Folk Shinto
World was fluid, turbulent, formless chaosIzanagi (male) and Izanami (female) created
the worldAmaterasu
Sun goddess from whom first Japanese emperor descended
Creation Myth
Nature of/Relationship with GodsCelestial deitiesWorship kami
Holy Cities/TodayMount Fuji
Most sacredShrineMostly in Japan4 million
Emperor at the topWomen are inferior
to men, but can be clergy
Hierarchy/Women
Supernatural BeingsKami
Some benign and some demonicDivinities of clans, essences of geographical featuresOni
Animal spiritsAncestral spirits
Family, clan, solidarity
Group is more important than the individual
Reverence for nature and beauty
Rules are necessary to govern human behavior
“The Way of the Gods”
Basic Beliefs
OmiyamairiBirth ritual
Venerate ancestor spirits (Ie)
Personal and ritual purity
Obedience to EmperorWash before entering
shrinesCreation of miniature
family shrines
Rituals/Customs/Rules
Save faceObey emperorNo emphasis on
reward/punishment
“Soul” of deceased exerts an influence on the living before merging with kami ancestors
Salvation/Afterlife
