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EncyclopediaShintoShinto (shin'tō) [key], ancient native religion of Japan still practiced in a form modified by the influence of Buddhism and Confucianism. In its present form Shinto is characterized less by religious doctrine or belief than by the observance of popular festivals and traditional ceremonies and customs, many involving pilgrimages to shrines. Shinto, a term created to distinguish the indigenous religion from Buddhism, is the equivalent of the Japanese kami-no-michi, “the way of the gods” or “the way of those above.” The word kami, meaning “above” or “superior,” is the name used to designate a great host of supernatural beings or deities. Sections in this article: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Shinto from Infoplease:
- Shinto - Shinto Shinto comprises the religious ideas and practices indigenous to Japan. Ancient Shinto ...
- Shinto: Modern Shinto - Modern Shinto Japan's defeat in World War II brought about the disestablishment of state ...
- Shinto: Bibliography - Bibliography See W. G. Aston, Shinto (1905, repr. 1968); D. C. Holtom, Modern Japan and Shinto ...
- Shinto: History and Development - History and Development Shinto cannot be traced to its beginnings, because until the 5th cent. ...
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