SHINTO AND INDIGENOUS RELIGIONS
SHINTO INDIGENOUS RELIGIONS
CORE BELIEFS
Shinto gods also known as
kami. They are sacred spirits
which take the form of things
and concepts important to life,
such as wind, rain, mountains,
trees, rivers and fertility.
Belief in God Humans become kami after
they die and are revered by
their families as ancestral
kami. The kami of
extraordinary people are even
enshrined at some shrines. The
Sun Goddess Amaterasu is
considered Shinto's most
important kami.
The holy books of Shinto are
the Kojiki or 'Records of
Ancient Matters' and the
Nihon-gi or 'Chronicles of
Sacred Text Japan'. These books are
compilations of ancient myths
and traditional teachings that
had previously been passed
down orally.
Shinto is an optimistic faith, as
humans are thought to be
fundamentally good, and evil is
believed to be caused by evil
Summary of Beliefs spirits. Consequently, the
purpose of most Shinto rituals
is to keep away evil spirits by
purification, prayers and
offerings to the kami.
ORIGIN
Shinto does not have
a founder nor does it have
sacred scriptures like the sutras
Founder or the Bible. Propaganda and
preaching are not common
either, because Shinto is deeply
rooted in the Japanese people
and traditions.
Place of Origin Japan
Most indigenous religions
believe in some sort of great
spirit, a god, whether male or
female, who created the world
and is responsible for the way
the world works.
Some believe in multiple gods.
Indigenous religions rarely
have written sacred texts.
Rather, their beliefs focus on
dances, costumes, masks, ritual
traditions, and sacred artifacts
(material objects).
Many Indigenous
peoples subscribe to the idea of
a Creator, Great Spirit or Great
Mystery — a power or being
that has created the world and
everything in it. These beings
are often described as good or
well-intentioned, though
dangerous if treated carelessly
or with disrespect.
Mwari also known as
Musikavanhu. It is believed
that Mwari is the author of all
things and all life and all is in
him.
Middle East, as they spread,
they moved into nearby
northern Africa. In time, Islam
came to dominate such North
African countries as Libya and
Egypt.
PRACTICES
Shinto shrines are places
of worship and the dwellings
of the kami, the Shinto "gods".
Worship Sacred objects of worship that
represent the kami are stored in
the innermost chamber of the
shrine where they cannot be
seen by anybody
Shinto rituals concern life
Common Lifestyle events, such as marriage and
birth
Shogatsu Matsuri or Japanese
New Year festival, the Obon
Buddhist celebration of the
dead returning to the ancestral
Festivals home, which includes many
Shinto rituals, and the annual
local matsuri when a shrine is
transported around the local
community to purify 
DIVISIONS
Sectarian Divisions State Shinto, Sect Shinto,
Shrine Shinto, and Folk Shinto.
Bukka Shintō, these were the
various forms of Shintō
developed by Buddhist
Schools of Thought thinkers, also known as Bukke
Shintō. These doctrines
combine Buddhist elements
with Shintō elements
(Shinbutsu shūgō).
Indigenous worship is
primarily nature-based, with
ceremonies using objects from
nature or occurring outdoors.
Dress. Dress for worship may
vary across indigenous
religions, but often there are no
requirements.
Traditional lifestyle of
indigenous peoples is
the commonly accepted way of
their life and their specific
livelihood, based on historic
experience
of indigenous peoples and their
ancestors in the sphere of land
and natural resources use,
traditional social organization
of their communities, unique
ancient culture.
Summer Solstice Indigenous
Festival, Adäka Cultural
Festival,
Great Gathering of First
Nations, Mashteuiatsh,
Montreal First Peoples'
Festival and
Manito Ahbee Festival
 The forces of the global
economy and culture that come
into their traditional homes and
their own out-immigration to a
new one.
Indigenous religions is a
category used in the study
of religion to demarcate
the religious belief systems of
communities described as
being "indigenous"