Shinto

Summary

Shinto is an ethnic religion^[1]. Shinto ranks in the top 4% of ethnic_religion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,950 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 image is recorded as Hakone Shrine Haiden.jpg^[9].
• Shinto's instance of is recorded as ethnic religion^[10].
• Shinto's instance of is recorded as lifestyle^[11].
• Shinto's instance of is recorded as polytheistic religion^[12].
• Shinto's GND ID is recorded as 4179634-2^[13].
• Shinto's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85121492^[14].
• Shinto's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11950925q^[15].
• Shinto's subclass of is recorded as folk religion^[16].
• Shinto's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00571169^[17].
• Shinto's Commons category is recorded as Shintō^[18].
• Shinto's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q1571 (mar)-Neelima64-शिंतो धर्म.wav^[19].
• Shinto's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 8783^[20].
• Shinto's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0703j^[21].
• Shinto's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph127802^[22].
• Shinto's location of formation is recorded as Japan^[23].
• Shinto's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shinto^[24].
• Shinto's Curlie ID is recorded as Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Shintoism/^[25].
• Shinto's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300022082^[26].
• Shinto's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 299.561^[27].

Body

Founding

Shinto's location of formation is recorded as Japan^[23].

Brands and Namesakes

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

Why It Matters

Shinto ranks in the top 4% of ethnic_religion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,950 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 koshintō^[28], a polytheistic religion^[29], in Japan^[30] and Fukko Shinto^[31], a Shinto sects and schools^[32], in Japan^[33], founded in 1800^[34].

FAQs

Who did Shinto influence?

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