Influence+in+the+Society

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While Shintoism is not as popular as it once was in Japan, Japanese Culture is strognly influcened by religions, which can tend to be strange as surveys have found that most Japanese people do not consider themselves to be part of a religion. Shintoism is a very open religion which means its possabile for shinto people to be part of Buddhism as well. By this religion have its openness, it gives people more freedom, which can help make it a more of a national religion. It's people do not have to completely devote themselves to shintoism which allows the members to practice the any part of the religion they like, aswell as practices from another religion.

Shintoism was influenced by a number of religions which include: Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. (A mixture of Shinto and ecology.) These influences make shinto a religion that has been changed since it first began, and a religion that has changed the lives of many Japanese people.

For centuries, women have played a small part in Shintoism. Shintoism has given woman who follow it greater meaning, allowing them to become part of the priesthood, and by allowing young woman to carry portable shrines durning festivals.

Influence Shinto has on it followers is that the followers have to keep in mind that you should be clean, and that you should care for everyone and including nature.They also get their followers involed by having festivals around different Gods through out the year.

Other influences they have is that they should pray on a daily basis and worship at a shrine. They should also becareful on what they do, so they have a good purifcation. A small shrine.