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Shintoism

Shintoism. By: Drew Brackett, Austin Frueh, and Jesus Valdez. The Numbers. 3-4 million are Shintos No founder No official sacred scriptures No fixed creeds Indigenous religious beliefs and practices of Japan. Facts about Shintoism.

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Shintoism

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  1. Shintoism By: Drew Brackett, Austin Frueh, and Jesus Valdez

  2. The Numbers • 3-4 million are Shintos • No founder • No official sacred scriptures • No fixed creeds • Indigenous religious beliefs and practices of Japan

  3. Facts about Shintoism • The word Shinto, which comes from the Chinese shin tao, meaning "the way of kami“ • Now is a Japanese indigenous religion • Polytheism based on the kami, ancient gods or spirits

  4. History • new religious movements emerged out of the social classes • new religious movements were based mostly on individual religious experiences and aimed at healing diseases or spiritual salvation and unrest of the people

  5. Sects • Revival Shinto sects: Izumo-oyashiro-kyo (or Taisha-kyo), Shinto-taikyo, Shinri-kyo • Confucian sects: Shinto Shusei-ha, Shinto Taisei-kyo • Purification sects: Shinshu-kyo, Misogi-kyo • Mountain worship sects: Jikko-kyo, Fuso-kyo, On take-kyo (or Mitake-kyo) • "Faith-healing" sects: Kurozumi-kyo, Konko-kyo, Tenri-kyo

  6. Beliefs • beliefs in the mysterious creating and harmonizing power (musubi) of kami and in the truthful way (makoto) of kami • The nature of kami cannot be fully explained in words, because kami transcends the cognitive faculty of man

  7. Practices • Ceremonies • To appeal to the benevolent treatment and protection • Consist of abstinence • Offerings • Prayers • Purification

  8. Family Ceremonies • Traditional family has 2 family altars • Shinto, for their tutelary kami and the goddess Amaterasu Omikami • Buddhist, for the family ancestors. • Pure Shinto families • Ceremonies and services in Shinto style

  9. Services • No weekly services • 1st and 15th of each month or on festival days • Visit shrine at own convenience • Some really devoted people visit every morning but it is not required

  10. Shinto Shrines • home of the kami • inner sanctuary (most important part • shintai ("kami body") or mitama-shiro ("divine spirit's symbol") is in there • Usual symbol is a mirror • Torii at entrance

  11. Works Cited • http://en.wikipedia.org • http://mb-soft.com • http://www.greatcom.org • www.religionfacts.com

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