SHINTOISM
SHINTOISM
SHINTOISM
GROUP 6
SHINTOISM
- IT WAS DEVELOP IN 500 BCE AND
BECOME OFFICIAL RELIGION IN THE
6TH CENTURY CE.
• - “SHINTO” MEANS ‘WAY OF GODS’ WAS
THE OLDEST RELIGION IN JAPAN. THE
FAITH HAS NEITHER A FOUNDER NOR
PROPHETS AND THERE IS NO MAJOR
TEXT, WHICH OUTLINES IT’S
PRINCIPAL BELIEVES.
FOUNDER OF SHINTOISM
•Shintoism has no founder, no
official sacred scriptures in the
strict sense, and no fixed
dogmas, but it has preserved
it’s guiding beliefs throughout
the ages.
SACRED TEXTS
KAMI
-are the deities, divinities, spirits, mythological,
spiritual or natural phenomena that are venerated
in the Shinto religion. They can be elements of the
landscape, forces of nature, beings and the
qualities that these being express and/or the
spirits of venerated dead people.
THE SHINTOISM BELIEVE IN MANY GODS INCLUDING:
1. AMATERASU
(Japanese: “Great Divinity
Illuminating Heaven”) the
celestial sun Goddess from
whom the Japanese imperial
family claims descent, and an
important Shinto deity.
2. SUSANOO
• Is the God of Storms, and as
such, he is also associated with
wind, fields, and the harvest.
Japanese mythology, Susanoo
was banished to the ocean for
his mischief, where he also
become a God of the sea. In
modern day, Susanoo is
additionally revered as a deity
of love and marriage.
3. INARI
• In Japanese mythology, God
primarily known as the protector
of rice cultivator. The God also
furthers prosperity and is
worshiped particularly by
merchants and tradesman, is the
patron deity of swordsmiths and
is associated with brothels and
entertainers.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR JAPANESE
PEOPLE TO WORSHIP GODS?
• WORSHIPING GODS IS IMPORTANT TO
MANY JAPANESE PEOPLE AS IT
NURTURES CULTURAL IDENTITY,
FOSTERS A CONNECTION TO NATURE,
PROVIDES MORAL GUIDANCE, AND
ENRICHES COMMUNITY LIFE
THROUGH SHARED RITUALS AND
TRADITION.
ISSUES IN SHINTOISM