Shintoism

Most scholars agree that there was at least one migration from East Asia and perhaps another from Central Asia to the ancient Japanese Archipelago, though there is no consensus as to where Shinto first developed. Early Shinto can be traced back into the mists of the Jōmon period; for full text, see link "Wikipedia: Shinto" on left There never was a real owner to the Shinto civillization it was made out of Peace and love

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The same way as you would convert to any other religion. Think of the effects and repurcussions of conversion from one unbinding religion from another, it is'NT excusable, (and ironic) so I'd only imagine that you are supporting your 'application' to another faith based on...your own moral judgemeent and acceptance? You are screwed either way, but with shintoism or Daoism it doesn't really matter. Shintoism is more like a extravagent culture based on morals that already exist in nature.

If you want to convert, I suggest you look more into why you want to convert, and understand this judgment of yourself so naturally. Trivial isn't it? Try philosophy.

The vast majority of Shinto is Japan, and is the original country of Shinto in the world

I'd say that the beliefs regarding evolution vary. However, most Shinto practicioners would accept evolution as a fact to be dealt with. Shinto isn't dogmatic in doctrine, so it is very adaptable with the newest scientific findings. After all, the Kojiki states that even the greater heavenly kami came from chaos. Most today see the creation myth as symbol after symbol. We could see evolution as the literal route which the kami used to fashion biological organisms. Shinto is partially influenced by Taoism and Buddhism, which would stress the impermanence of things. This would include definite forms, so that over time there would be change in offspring.

Japan is probably the only place to actually have Shinto.

Asia

Shinto is an action-oriented religion indigenous of Japan. The word Shinto means 'way of the gods' and the religion was founded in 660 BC.

Human

I don't think so, however I did find this:

http://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=172&Itemid=30

Buddhism

"A God"? No. Shinto means "Way of the gods", but the gods are things thought of as spirits that deserve the honor of being called divine, like rocks, trees, rivers, animals, places and people. Anything with a big 'Wow' factor is godly. The main idea of Shinto is sincerety and compliance with the ancient beliefs and ways of the prehistoric Japanese.

Yes. Could you be more specific? J.K.! Some major figures would be:

Amaterasu, Kukai, & Kublai Khan

shinto.

Shinto is divided into numerous sects. Some of them are Koshinto, Shugendo, Fusokyo, Tenrikyo, Zenrikyo, & Konkokyo.

Hinduism is the oldest, dating back to circa 3200 BC.

Yui-itsu Shinto (means 'Unique, peerless Shinto' ) was a monastic lineage which emerged within the Yoshida family, who had an important and influential role as advisors to the imperial family from the Heian period (794-1185CE) onwards. The ideas of Yui-itsu Shinto were mainly formulated by the scholar-priest Yoshida Kanetomo (1435-1511) and incorporated Shingon and Tendai Buddhist ideas about kami, Chinese Yin-Yang and Five Elements cosmology drawn from Taoism and Confucianism, and Shingon-style esoteric rituals. The most significant of Kanetomo's achievements was to secure for the Yoshida clan the right to award ranks to the deities of local shrines, to regulate their rituals and to confer priestly status on applicants.

The lineage was successfully developed at the Yoshida shrine in Kyoto, a powerful shrine dedicated to the ancestors of the courtly Fujiwara family, by Kanetomo's able successor Yoshida Kanemigi (1516-1573). Yui-itsu Shinto ideas continued to be influential until the early nineteenth century when they began to be overtaken by various strands of the kokugaku (national learning) and fukko Shinto (restoration Shinto) movements. The Yoshida's right to confer shrine ranks, which made them the single most powerful influence in the development of shrine Shinto during the Tokugawa period, lasted until the Meiji restoration in 1868 when a centralised government shrine-ranking system was inaugurated.

shintoists believe that when they die they eventually become one with the spirits and in turn, with nature to which all things return. shintoists believe that when they die they eventually become one with the spirits and in turn, with nature to which all things return. shintoists believe that when they die they eventually become one with the spirits and in turn, with nature to which all things return. shintoists believe that when they die they eventually become one with the spirits and in turn, with nature to which all things return. shintoists believe that when they die they eventually become one with the spirits and in turn, with nature to which all things return.

It is estimated that two or three million Japanese follow Shinto and generally speaking only the Japanese follow the religion. Shinto is of such ancient origins that if there is a founder, no record can be found of that person. The religion has no scriptures and has always been passed down by word of mouth. This religion's beliefs include animism (nature worship) to the extent that many things are considered sacred including food, rocks, rivers etc.. Hero worship and ancestor worship are important. The emperor was considered divine and was often called "The son of Heaven". This practice ceased after World War 2. Upon agreement with America, the last "divine emperor" was Hirohito and renounced his divinity. The religion is of such ancient origin that it really has no organized or recognizable priesthood, although shamans are often found in isolated communities. Many people who follow Shinto are also Confucianists and to a much lesser extent, Buddhists. Shinto is generally a benign and compassionate religion in that decent and moral behaviour, compassion for all people and respect for nature and kindness to others are considered honourable.

Shinto, "the way of the gods", emerged in Japan around 300 BCE, during a time of peace after many years of war among the clans. In its early form, Shintoism was a system of rituals and prayers that dealt solely with agriculture.

Shinto is a very strange religion, it technically has no main prophet of which its teachings are based off of.

Shinto has been around since around 500 BC, and probably earlier. It was influenced by Chinese culture, which is why the actual name "Shinto" was derived from the Chinese term "shin-tao". It has been passed around from generation to generation, following no main teaching.

If you could consider Confucious a prophet, he is the closest thing to it. the first influencing text on Shinto was the teachings of Cunfucious.

And if you really want to go far out, the imperial family/ government has always had a great influence on the religion until the end of world war II where the imperial family was forced to renounce its claim to divinity.

-OZ

in Japan