Shinto
Let an agent describe Shinto respectfully, attributing beliefs and practices to practitioners and scholars, give visiting etiquette, and describe State Shinto historically and neutrally.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Practice Ritual and festivals.
Kami
Veneration.
Kami
Kami veneration.
- How do practitioners and scholars describe kami and their veneration? provenance
- How do local practices differ? boundary
Festivals
Matsuri.
Festivals
Festivals.
- Which festivals does this shrine hold, and when? provenance
- How can visitors take part respectfully? action
Visit Shrine etiquette.
Etiquette
Customs.
Etiquette
Etiquette.
- What etiquette do shrines ask visitors to follow, such as purification and bowing? provenance
- Is photography allowed? provenance
Shrines
Notable shrines.
Shrines
Notable shrines.
- Which shrines are notable, and what is their history? provenance
- Are they protected heritage sites? provenance
History Historical forms.
State Shinto
Pre-1945.
State Shinto
State Shinto.
- What was State Shinto, according to historians, and how did it end after 1945? provenance
- How do scholars debate its definition? provenance
Syncretism
With Buddhism.
Syncretism
Syncretism.
- How did Shinto and Buddhism interact historically in Japan? provenance
- What changed in the Meiji period? provenance
Neutral Respectful description.
Respect
Neutral language.
Respect
Respectful description.
- Is the description free of exoticism and attributed? boundary
- Does it use terms practitioners use? boundary
Contested
Contested sites.
Contested
Contested sites.
- Is a shrine involved in political controversy, and how do different sides describe it? provenance
- Is the summary balanced? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.ORG
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Omiki Chōdaishiki, Goryō faith, Fukko Shinto, Atago Faith, Hikawa shinkō, State Shinto, overseas Shinto, Mishima–Ōyamazumi cult, Shrine Shinto, Yoshida Shintō, Confucian Shinto, shinbutsu-shūgō
What it is Filled
The indigenous religious tradition of Japan, centred on the veneration of kami at shrines through ritual, festivals and purification, with many regional and historical forms such as local shrine cults, Fukko or restoration Shinto and sect Shinto; State Shinto refers to its use as a state ideology before 1945, a distinct and debated historical phenomenon.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe Shinto respectfully, attributing beliefs and practices to practitioners and scholars, give visiting etiquette, and describe State Shinto historically and neutrally.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Veneration of kami
- Shrine-based ritual
- Purification practices
- Coexists with Buddhism in Japan
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Mock or misrepresent Shinto rites or kami.
- Disturb shrines, sacred objects or rituals, or enter restricted areas.
- Conflate Shinto as a living religion with State Shinto without stating the difference.
- Use Shinto symbols commercially in ways that disrespect them.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing images of restricted rituals or sacred objects.
May
- Describe Shinto practices, shrines and festivals, attributing them to their traditions.
- Report visiting etiquette and rules published by shrines.
Moral aspects Filled
- Shinto is a living tradition with sacred places that must be respected.
- Its historical use as state ideology is painful for people in countries affected by Japanese imperialism.
Who is affected
- Shinto practitioners and shrine communities
- People affected by State Shinto history
- Visitors
Owners Filled
Steward
Shrine priests and communities for each shrine; shrine associations for many shrines.
Master systems
- Religious corporation registers in Japan
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1068640 - registry parent class
related
- folk religion - category
- Shinto shrine - place
- Buddhism in Japan - related tradition
- monastery - contrast with monastic religions
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.shinto
- Wikidata: Q812767 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q812767)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Torii gates and shrine buildings
- Shimenawa ropes and paper streamers
- Buddhist temples often have different features
- Shrines with torii gates, purification basins, offerings and festival processions.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe Shinto practices as practitioners describe them
- find shrine visiting etiquette
- learn about festivals and shrines
- describe the history of State Shinto with attribution
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Presenting beliefs as facts
- Disrespectful behaviour at shrines
- Unattributed claims about State Shinto
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Constitution of Japan on religious freedom and separation of state and religion
- Heritage protection for shrines
Context of use required Filled
- Religious life, festivals and cultural heritage in Japan.
- shrine Shinto
- folk and local faiths such as Atago or Hikawa faith
- sect Shinto
- restoration Shinto
- State Shinto (historical)
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q812767: Shinto - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Shinto - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should forms of Shinto be separate entries?
- How should shrines be linked?
- How should historical debates be attributed?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q812767/spec.json