What is the Shintoism timeline?

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'Shinto' is the world's tenth largest religion. In absence of a solid doctrinal system, the practices vary from region to region. However, Shinto is intimately tied to the Japanese people and their common history. Shinto has influenced their social lives, personal motivation, value systems, thought process and actions.

Shinto had first developed in prehistoric Japan and there are 2.7 million adherents.

In Shinto, there is not one, but innumerable divine spirits. They call it Kami. They believe that Kami interact with the people in a variety of ways, both favourably and unfavourably. These spirits exist everywhere. Some of the very old trees house kami.

Shinto has core tenets, which forms an ethical and moral philosophy. It seeks to foster harmony between people, the community and nature. Some of the sacred texts are common to every Shinto sect. They have an organized clergy comprising priests and shamans.

Shinto timeline:

In the middle of 4th century CE, several clans had formed a civil government with a separate clan spirit. The believers pray to these spirits for good harvests, protection from diseases, and good fortune. Later Japanese people had built shrines for these spirits as places of worship.

By turn of 8th century, the sun deity Amaterasu Omikami became the most revered kami. During this time, the Amaterasu was designated as their divine ancestress.

Some elements of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism have also been blended into Shinto.

It was only in 1868; Shinto was declared the state religion... This however lasted until 1947. Most of Shinto adherents numbering 2.7 million live in Japan.