Classification of Shintō Types
12 Questions
1 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

The head of each ______ was in charge of worshiping the clan's tutelary deity.

uji

The ______ culture originated in the northern area of Kyushu island in about the 3rd or 2nd century BCE.

Yayoi

According to Buddhist teachings, the deva are said to be undergoing the same ______ within the endless cycle of death and rebirth.

suffering

______ was officially introduced into Japan in 552 CE.

<p>Buddhism</p> Signup and view all the answers

______ Shinto was the first theoretical school of anti-Buddhist Shinto.

<p>Ise</p> Signup and view all the answers

For Watarai Shinto, ______ was the basic kami of the universe.

<p>Konton</p> Signup and view all the answers

______ Shintō is also known as Jinja Shintō and has been in existence from the beginning of Japanese history to the present day, constituting a main current of Shintō tradition. ______ Shintō includes within its structure the now defunct State Shintō (Kokka Shintō) based on the total identity of religion and state and has close relations with the Japanese Imperial family. Select Shinto is a part of ______ Shintō.

<p>Shrine</p> Signup and view all the answers

______ Shintō is a relatively new movement consisting of 13 major sects that originated in Japan around the 19th century and of several others that emerged after World War II. Each sect was organized into a religious body by either a founder or a systematizer. ______ Shintō is also known as Kyōha Shintō.

<p>Sect</p> Signup and view all the answers

______ Shintō is an aspect of Japanese folk belief that is closely connected with the other types of Shintō. It has no formal organizational structure nor doctrinal formulation but is centred in the veneration of small roadside images and in the agricultural rites of rural families. ______ Shintō is also known as Minzoku Shintō.

<p>Folk</p> Signup and view all the answers

Shintō can be roughly classified into the following ______ major types: Shrine Shintō, Sect Shintō, and Folk Shintō. Shrine Shintō (Jinja Shintō) has been in existence from the beginning of Japanese history to the present day, and constitutes a main current of Shintō tradition.

<p>three</p> Signup and view all the answers

Shrine Shintō includes within its structure the now defunct ______ Shintō (Kokka Shintō)—based on the total identity of religion and state—and has close relations with the Japanese Imperial family. Select Shinto is a part of Shrine Shintō.

<p>State</p> Signup and view all the answers

Folk Shintō is an aspect of Japanese folk belief that is closely ______ with the other types of Shintō. It has no formal organizational structure nor doctrinal formulation but is centred in the veneration of small roadside images and in the agricultural rites of rural families.

<p>connected</p> Signup and view all the answers

More Like This

Use Quizgecko on...
Browser
Browser