Discuss the tradition of Japanese Shinto.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
- Shinto is the indigenous Japanese religion.
- Their tumultuous origins stems from fragmented regional dispute.
- There is shared mythology wherein the gods formed the land (islands).
- Amaterasu Omikami is the principle deity of early Shinto, with myths mirroring the Pueblo religions.
- The natural world is filled with kami or spirits that are to be treated with respect and reverence due to a god.
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