Home›Shinto›Parent ReligionBrowse ByParent ReligionThis page groups denominations by the wider religion they belong to. Wikipedia notes that "Shia Islam is the second largest denomination of Islam and its adherents believe that Ali succeeded Muhammad." Browsing by parent religion lets a visitor see every denomination belonging to one religion gathered together.FactsLearn MoreParent ReligionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOriginsWhose Classification This IsWell-attestedThe division into shrine, sect and state Shinto is a creation of Meiji and later government policy rather than a distinction internal to the tradition, and the state form was dismantled by the Allied occupation at the end of 1945. 2OverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedThe forms of Shinto, divided by organisation and by history rather than by doctrine: the shrine network and its rites, the sect movements given separate legal recognition in the modern period, and household and local practice. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedDenominations 1Learn MoreThe 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.Parent ReligionFilter Results1 entryBasis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (1)Establishment StatusAllDisestablished (1)FounderAllNone (1)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCustomary Norm (1)Membership Figure As OfAll2016-12-31 (1)Origin Period End YearAll712 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll300 BCE (1)Place of OriginAllThe Japanese archipelago (1)Practice StatusAllPartly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (1)TheologyAllAnimist: persons and powers in land, water and living things (1)Polytheistic: many gods (1)Show ResultsShintoParent Religion3 entriesSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Shinto: A Historytier 1Helen Hardacre, Oxford University Press, 2017View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.