Essays on Shinto

Pillow Book Assignment Sei Shōnagon, court lady to Empress Teishi, was born 966 CE during the Heian era. Also known as the author of the Pillow Book because of her accounts, and personal opinions she wrote down while she served the empress. To understand this...

Religion is used to explain what the happenings in our universe that cannot be explained through science and philosophy. It is the belief in an overseeing power that dictates the events of the universe including how the universe came about, how the world will come...

Nowadays, some modern scholars considered that Shinto was not a really religion at all or that it did not exist as a separate religion until the creation of State Shinto in the Meiji period. However, in my opinion, Shinto already became a religion before Meiji...

In this semester, we have read several articles, including the Kojiki (古事記) – the sacred text of the Shinto religion. While reading the Kojiki, I found it interesting how in Japan it is believed that the offspring which were produced by the characters in the...

Religion affects our values and attitude to others and the universe; it can also allow us to trace back to the history of the development of different countries. As Japan is renowned for its distinct religious culture, shrines have become the top list for travelers...

To understand Japan, its people and the culture; is to understand Shintoism. Shinto is the ancient religion of Japan. It is ingrained in Japanese culture and traditions, and thus is synonymous with Japanese identity. Shinto religion is primarily focused on ancestral and natural spirits. It...

Shintoism is a faith that is followed by people who are Japanese or sometimes live in Japan. Shinto is sometimes not labelled as a religion because it is more of a livelihood. Shintoism is a very old religion, and is like an indigenous faith to...

A person’s religious views, and how they are raised in religion can greatly affect their moral compass, values, and general outlook on life. With over 4,200 religions out there. It is difficult for humans as a society to respectfully understand one another’s beliefs. One of...

Taoism is similar to Shinto in that it also started as an indigenous religion in China. Daoism, also known as Taoism, was started by a Chinese philosopher named, Lao-Tzu. Schools of Taoism recognize themselves with their personal blessed scriptures. The goal of this is to...

Would you believe if I said there is no absolute right or wrong and that nobody is perfect and that all humans are thought to be fundamentally good? … No sounds too superb right. Well, in fact, shinto is not a religion of the westerly...

Shinto​ The oldest faith in Japan is Shinto, which means ‘the way of the Gods’. There is neither a founder nor prophets and there is no major text that outlines its principal beliefs. ​ Shinto is an ancient Japanese religion, beginning about five hundred BCE. Its name was derived from...

With the introduction of Buddhism in 522 A.D., Shinto became much like the majority of religions that were prevailant in this era, a patriarchal institution with patriarchal ideologies. Along with religion, so came Chinese culture and ideologies where a woman could never and should never...