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Shinto: The Way of the Gods

Shinto: The Way of the Gods. Global History I: Spiconardi. Origins. Animistic Religion Indigenous to Japan  practiced nowhere else in the world Evidence suggests the religion surfaced in the 500s BC Unnamed religion until introduction of Buddhism and Confucianism to Japan from China.

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Shinto: The Way of the Gods

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  1. Shinto: The Way of the Gods Global History I: Spiconardi

  2. Origins • Animistic Religion • Indigenous to Japan practiced nowhere else in the world • Evidence suggests the religion surfaced in the 500s BC • Unnamed religion until introduction of Buddhism and Confucianism to Japan from China

  3. Beliefs • Kami gods or spirits • “from food to rivers to rocks”  spirits that relate to nature and objects • All things have spirits; both natural & manmade • Guardian Kami Protectors of particular areas and clans • Kami of Exceptional People  former emperors

  4. Beliefs • Divine Origin • Japan and its islands are believed to be the children of Izanagi-no-mikoto and Izanami-no-mikoto • The kamiAmaterasuOmikami (Sun goddess)is the ancestress of the imperial family • Divine Right  All emperors were descendants of Amaterasu (believed until US made Japan revoke that belief in 1946)

  5. Beliefs • The Four Affirmations • Tradition and the family: The family is seen as the main preservers of tradition • Love of nature:Nature is sacred; to be in contact with nature is to be close to the gods. Natural objects are worshipped as sacred spirits. • Purification:Followers of Shinto take baths, wash their hands, and rinse out their mouth often. • Evil exists in the form of uncleanness • Wounds in battle, contact with dead bodies, illness, etc. • "Matsuri":The worship and honor given to the Kami and ancestral spirits.

  6. Impact on Japan • 110 million followers of some aspect of Shinto • Only 3.4 million solely follow Shinto • Most mix Buddhism and Shinto • Nationalism loyalty to and pride in one’s people • Japanese were divinely chosen • “Land of the Rising Sun” • Artwork Origami “paper of the spirits” • Out of respect for the tree spirit that gave its life to make the paper, origami paper is never cut.

  7. S H I N T O

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