SHINTOAdam

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Introduction

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcfCsX_SxSM

• Shinto religion explained through Pokemon

Basic Beliefs

• Founded in Japan about 500 B.C. • Focuses on life while your alive it rather

than death• Japan and its people are chosen and

special to the gods (kami)• Everything revolves around kami

Sacred Texts

• Kojiki • Nihon-gi

Afterlife

• They focus more on fitting in to this world• After death a shinto becomes a "family

spirit", or "family kami."

Major Rules/Impacts on Everyday Life

• 4 Basic Rules:1. Purification

o Impurities pollute bodyo Cause misfortuneo Purification rituals

2. Presentationo Everything prepared with care

3. Prayero Pray in small shrineso Chanting/Dancing rituals

4. Participationo Gifts given to contributors of a ceremonyo Shows they participated

• Priests responsible for protecting shrines– Sermons on important religious days

Concept of God

• Believe in many gods– Don’t make images of them, but symbols– Important god; Anaterasu-omi Kami• Sun-God

• Modern Japan usually believe in one God• Divinity in all natural things

What Draws People?

• Not allowed to join, must be born into• People enjoy the idea of nature being center

of worship– History is quite long/entertaining

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