Group-10

SHINTOISM
 Hello!
We are group 10, tasked with
tackling the subject of
Shintoism as a world religion.

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Reporters
1. Jerry Iman R. Manoso 4. Gylee Rashane Atencio
Shintoism, The Shinto Mind, World-Views Ethical Expression, State of Shinto, Role of Women

2. Aina A. Picardal 5. Norwen T. Balleta

Worship of the Sun Goddess Modern expression

3. Zedrick Paredes
Institution and rituals

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“
“Purification in Shinto lifts the
burden from the shoulders of the
individual and washes it away.”

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1.
Shintoism, The Shinto
mind, and World views
Shintoism
✘ Originated in Japan and is the largest religion there
numerically.

✘ Weaved together with Chinese Confucianism and

Buddhism

✘ Has no central authority

✘ Centers around the worship of “Kami”

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 Shintoism is
different
Shinto is not a way of explaining the world like
other religions.
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 The Shinto Mind
✘ Shinto is more an aspect ✘ Explains the origins of the land
of Japanese life rather and seas and its relation with
than a religion. humans.

✘ Affirms the importance

of Japan in the history of
Universe.

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 World-Views
Shintoism, in the most basic terms,
is the worship of Kami.
Shinto focuses more on rituals
rather than beliefs.
Priests who have cultivated their
“purity” are able to communicate
with Kami.

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 What is Kami?
Kami is the Japanese word for
“Gods”.
Though, in Shinto, Kami is not
separate from nature but rather, of
nature itself.
The sun, mountains, and seas are all
considered Kami along with the
emperor.
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2. Worship of the Sun
Goddess

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Importance of the Sun Goddess
• The Japanese people credit the creation of the land of Japan and its
people to the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu-Omikami, Amaterasu is also
considered “Kami”.

• The instatement of State Shinto from the mid 19th century till the
end of the second world war reflected the fundamental and abiding
features of Shitnoism.

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The Emperor and the Sun Goddess
During the mid 1930’s, the Japanese education system published
learning materials that established a connection between the Sun Goddess
and the emperor. This led to the worshipping of the emperor as a God.

Although these claims have long been debunked, the resulting

patriotism and reputation around the emperor still remains.

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Institutions and
Rituals

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 Kami-Dona
Found in most Japanese homes, it is a small shelf that it used to
revere dead ancestors and worship the Gods.

Shinto shrines
Locations dedicated to the worship of Kami, people come here to
offer prayers, offerings, and dances to appease the Gods. Most
shrines have an assigned
Priest that is responsible for maintaining good relations between
the world and the gods.
 Service of Praying for the Crops
A service wherein a “Norito” or Japanese prayer is used, it is
utilized with the belief that human effort alone is insufficient to
ensure a good harvest, the united effort of humans and Kami is what
is needed.

New Year’s Celebration

New Year is an important event for the Shinto, everyone that
observes Shinto tradition will go to a Shinto shrine and pray to Kami
of thanks and ask for good-luck in the new year.
Ethical Expression
Ethics in Shinto, or the lack thereof, is one of the major criticisms of
the religion.
Some believe that the hyper-fixation on the worship of Kami means
that practitioners of Shinto lack proper ethics due to there being a
lack of overtly
ethical discussions in the religion.
Are there truly no ethics in Shintoism?
Simply put, this is false.
There is a wealth of ethical reflection built around the Shinto concept
of kannagara-no-michi or “The way of the Kami”.
State Shinto
× Was the ideological use of the Japanese folk traditions of Shinto by
Imperialistic Japan.
× While having global claims, Shinto is still a very much exclusive for
the Japanese.
× State Shinto became an issue after Japan’s
defeat in the second world war, the Allies
Forced the emperor to tell his people that he
Was not “Amaterasu”, the sun goddess.
Role of Women
Women in Shinto often appear as miko, shrine
maidens who are consistently seen as conduits
between spirits and men, though men are then seen as
the actors who implement the will of the spirit.
Modern Expression
 As with most religions, Shinto is divided into individual groups.
The practitioners of Shinto these days are grouped into three main
categories:

Traditional Sects Mountain worship The Basis Five Sects

Members: sects Members:
✘ Shinto Taikyo Members: ✘ Kurozumikyo
✘ Izumo Oyashirakyo ✘ Ontakekyo ✘ Konkokyo
✘ Shinto Taiseikyo ✘ Fusukoyo ✘ Misogikyo
✘ Shinshukyo and ✘ Jikkoyo ✘ Omoto
Shinnyko ✘ Tenri-Kyo