Shinto is Japan's indigenous religion; a complex of ancient folk belief and rituals; basically animistic religion that perceives the presence of gods or of the sacred in animals, in plants, and even in things which have no life, such as stones and waterfalls. The roots go back to the distant past. A large number of items discovered amongst remains dating from the Jomon period (up to 200 B.C.) are [MORE] Deities (5) 1. Pradeep, Shana - An Ancient Japanese Religion - A brief overview covering mythical origins, history, basic beliefs, divisions, worship, and festivals. 2. World Mate Wales / Gloucestershire Shibu - The Wales branch of the Shinto based organisation World Mate. 3. Basic Terms of Shinto - Explanation of fundamentals of Shinto. 4. Futahashira Shrine - Located in Miyagi Prefecture. Festivals, history, Priest biography. 5. International Shinto Foundation - Introduction to Shinto, plus publications. 6. Jinja & Shinto - A site from Jinja Online Network League. 7. Kami no Michi: The Way of Kami - Online book on the life and thought of a Shinto priest, by Guji Yukitaka Yamamoto. 8. Konkokyo - Details beliefs, organization, history, and offers graphical tour of its headquarters. 9. Shinto - Full text of English translations of the Yengishiki, and excerpts from the Kojiki and Nihongi. 10. Shintoism - Community discussion topics, basic information on the religion, and links. 11. The "Interi" Shinto Homepage - An introduction to Interi Shintoism. It includes various topics of importance to the person seeking an understanding life and death. 12. Tsubaki America - Features articles on the teachings and practice of the faith along with historical overview.

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