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The forms of Shinto

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The forms of Shinto

This small group gathers the forms of Shinto, the indigenous tradition of Japan centred on the kami. Shinto has existed less as a doctrinal church than as a body of shrine worship, and its recognised divisions are largely organisational and historical.

The browser will find such categories as Shrine Shinto, the mainstream centred on the network of shrines, and Sect Shinto, the organised movements recognised in the modern period. The entries describe each, noting the distinct case of the State Shinto of the imperial period.

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