| SACRED TEXTS: No
scriptures or holy books as in other religions. The Kojiki:
(Records of Ancient Matters), 712 CE, collection of myths and historical stories. |
GODHEAD: Kami, nature
spirits. Sacred powers of the cosmos, Kami can abide in any
living thing |
COSMOLOGY: Universe condensed out of chaos. Divided info
'heaven' & 'earth'. |
ON TIME:
Shintoists believe that this life is more important than
afterlife. |
ON THE NATURE OF THE SOUL:
No great emphasis on what happens after death. Death is seen
as to 'withdraw, to 'rise' to heaven. |
