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A Book of Little Traditions
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Myth #1 — shintô Is The Indigenous Religion Of Japan
That phrase rather misses the mark as, in reality, shintô is a complex weave of:
  • ancient and modern practices
  • local customs
  • indigenous folk religion
  • folk magic
  • unoffical expressions of organized religions by lay people
  • foreign Buddhist
  • Esoteric Buddhist
  • Chan Buddhist
  • Religious Daoist
  • Confucian
  • Neo-Confucian practices and ideas
We estimate that roughly 75% of modern minzoku shintô practices are based on imported ideas, and that percentage is closer to 85% for jinja shintô.

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