Religion 102 (01)                                                                                     
Introduction to World Religion                                                                                 Fall, 1997
 

 Mount Fuji
 tsumi
 Fuji-san
 oharai
 kami
 ki
 

II.  Focus Questions:

1.  Which of the general characteristics of an indigenous religion described in Chapter 2 are
           evident in Shinto and what specific form do they take?

2.  How might industrialization and urbanization affect the contemporary continuing practice
           of Shinto in Japan?

3.  Generally speaking, do people in the United States reverence nature?  Could Shinto be
           practiced today in the United States?  If so, what form could it take?  When
           answering/discussing this question keep in mind how the Japanese land itself is
           intimately related to Shinto, e.g., how many of us live near enough to a natural waterfall
           to use it in the Shinto purification ritual?