What is Shinto?

Contents

• 0. Introduction
• 1. Koshitsu Shinto (Imperial Household Shinto)
• 2. Shuha Shinto (Sectarian Shinto)
• 3. Minzoku Shinto (Folk Shinto)
• 3-a. The Yearly Round of Observances:
• 3-b. Rites of Passages:
• 4. Jinja Shinto (Shrine Shinto)
• 4-a. Jinja (The shrine)
• 4-b. Shinto Priesthood
• 4-c. The Concept of Kami
• 4-d. Procedures of a Worshipping Rite
• 4-e. Festivals
• 4-f. The Authentic Shinto Faith
• 4-g. On Afterdeath
• 4-h. Sins and the Concept of Shinto Ethics