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Shinto

Shinto. Early Japan. Ancient Japan was not a united country. Instead Japan was divided into territories that were controlled by hundreds of different clans. Each territory had its own nature god and goddess. Shinto.

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Shinto

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  1. Shinto

  2. Early Japan • Ancient Japan was not a united country. • Instead Japan was divided into territories that were controlled by hundreds of different clans. • Each territory had its own nature god and goddess

  3. Shinto • The variety of customs and beliefs eventually formed Japan’s earliest religion called Shinto (“Way of the gods”)

  4. Shinto • Shinto is based on respect for the forces of nature and on the worship of ancestors • Worshipers believed in Kami – divine spirits that dwelled in nature. • Anything unusual or beautiful could be the home of Kami

  5. Shinto • Believers often worshiped the emperor • Some believed they were the descendants of a god

  6. Buddhism and Shinto • Buddhism and Shinto coexisted with each other in Japan • Buddhism spread throughout Japan causing for some of the rituals to mix • Buddhist rituals became Shinto rituals and Shinto gods and goddesses were worshiped in Buddhist temples

  7. Questions • What was the earliest religion of Japan? • What religion later came to Japan and Spread amongst the people? • Why were Shinto and Buddhism important to the development of Japanese culture?

  8. Important concepts Location and place • Mountainous Japanese archipelago (four main islands) • Sea of Japan or East Sea between Japan and Asian mainland • Proximity to China and Korea Influence of Chinese culture • Writing • Architecture • Buddhism

  9. Key Concepts Shinto • Ethnic religion unique to Japan • Importance of natural features, forces of nature, and ancestors • State religion; worship of the emperor • Coexistence with Buddhism

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