Shint

In a word, the Kami no Michi, or religion of the islanders in prehistoric times before the rise of Mikadoism, must be carefully distinguished from the politico-ecclesiasticism which the system called Shint [= o] reveals and demands.

The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885

"Norito" are excellent mirrors in which to see reflected the religion called Shint [= o] on the more active side of worship.

The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885

T [= o] ki [= o], has brought to light abundant evidence to show that the aboriginal religion found by the Yamato conquerors was markedly different at many vital points, from that which was long afterward called Shint [= o].

The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885

After the introduction of Buddhism, this combination of nature worship, ritualistic observances, and ancestor-honoring mythology was given the name of Shint.

c. Religion 2001

Both women appear to have had a vivid religious experiences which transformed their lives leading to the formation of this Shint REVITALIZATION MOVEMENT.

Concise Dictionary of Religion 1993

So far as Shint [= o] is a religion, Christianity meets it not as destroyer but fulfiller, for it too believes that cleanliness is not only next to godliness but a part of it.

The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885

The ideal of Shint [= o] is to make people pure and clean in all their personal and household arrangements; it is to help them to live simply, honestly and with mutual good will; it is to make the Japanese love their country, honor their imperial house and obey their emperor.

The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885

In spite, however, of the conservative power of the ancestral influences, the patriotic incentives and the easy morals of Shint [= o] under which lying and licentiousness shelter themselves, it is doubtful whether with the pressure of Buddhism, and the spread of popular education and Christianity, Shint [= o] can retain its hold upon the

The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885

One of a thousand proofs of the progress of the propaganda scheme is seen in the removal of the Shint [= o] temple which had stood at

The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885

Christian era until the eighth century; by which time, Shint [= o], or the indigenous system of worship -- its ritual, poetry and legend having been committed to writing and its life absorbed in Buddhism -- had been, as a system, relegated from the nation and the people to a small circle of scholars and archæologists.

The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885