Important Terms to Remember (***for REL 125: refer to "Exam Review" links at bottom of REL 125 syllabus)

Amaterasu
Bushido (what is is and what it isn't!)
Izanami
Izanagi
Jinja
Kami
Kami-dana
Kami-no-michi
Kami-kaze
Kojiki
Miko
Shinto
Sect Shinto
Shrine Shinto
The Imperial Rescript
The Shinto Directive
Yasukuni Shrine

Discussion Questions (***for REL 125: refer to "Exam Review" links at bottom of REL 125 syllabus)

1. What comparisons can you make between concepts that are central to Shinto belief/practice and ideas that we have previously discussed in relation to a) primal religious traditions, and b) Chinese religious traditions?

2. Historically, Shinto has had its "bad moments." To what is this referring? In what ways are such "moments" similar to contemporary socio-political and/or religious trends that have surfaced in the United States in the late 20th century?

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