Japanese History: Shinto Religion

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History

 

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Anthony H

 

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August 9, 2014

 

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However, Toshio stresses the difficulty in finding a "clear-cut example of the word Shinto used in such a way in early writings," and presents three possible interpretations of the word Shinto in the Nihon shoki (Kuroda, 4). Shinto can be used as a generic term meaning widespread beliefs, whether they are of Chinese, Korean or Japanese origin...
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It can also be used to refer to kami, as intellectual historian Tsuda Sokichi defines it. Lastly, Shinto can be interpreted as Taoism. Toshio argues that it is possible that "Japan's ancient popular beliefs were not so much an indigenous religion but merely a local brand of Taoism, and the word Shinto simply meant Taoism" (Kuroda, 6)...
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