Shinto

Summary

Shinto is an ethnic religion^[1]. Shinto ranks in the top 4% of ethnic_religion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,782 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shinto was influenced by koshintō^[3].
• Shinto was influenced by Buddhism^[4].
• Shinto was influenced by Taoism^[5].
• Shinto was influenced by Confucianism^[6].
• Shinto was influenced by Abrahamic religion^[7].
• Shinto was influenced by Hinduism^[8].
• Shinto's instance of is recorded as ethnic religion^[9].
• Shinto's instance of is recorded as lifestyle^[10].
• Shinto's instance of is recorded as polytheistic religion^[11].
• Shinto is a type of folk religion^[12].
• Shinto's Commons category is recorded as Shintō^[13].
• Shinto's location of formation is recorded as Japan^[14].
• Shinto's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shinto^[15].
• Shinto's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Shinto^[16].
• Shinto's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as religion=shinto^[17].
• Shinto's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[18].
• Shinto's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Shinto's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[20].
• Shinto's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[21].
• Shinto's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Shinto's described by source is recorded as Q138824136^[23].
• Shinto's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[24].
• Shinto's topic has template is recorded as Template:Shinto^[25].
• Shinto's topic has template is recorded as Template:Shinto2^[26].
• Shinto's has characteristic is recorded as polytheism^[27].

Body

Founding

Shinto's location of formation is recorded as Japan^[14].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Shinto include Fukko Shinto^[28], a Shinto sects and schools^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1800^[31] and koshintō^[32], a polytheistic religion^[33], in Japan^[34].

Why It Matters

Shinto ranks in the top 4% of ethnic_religion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,782 views/month).^[2] Shinto has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Shinto is known by 109 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Shinto has been cited as an influence by bushido^[37], an honor system^[38], in Japan^[39] and Kōshin^[40], a folk religion^[41].

Entities named for Shinto include Fukko Shinto^[28], a Shinto sects and schools^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1800^[31] and koshintō^[32], a polytheistic religion^[33], in Japan^[34].

FAQs

Who did Shinto influence?

Shinto has been cited as an influence by bushido^[37] and Kōshin^[40].