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Originally Posted by steamboatsam
1. is there any other religions that work with shinto besides Buddhism and Confucism?
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Shinto is pretty much compatible with any religion out there. It is whether the other religion is accepting of it that makes the difference. I have heard even Christians in Japan say that Shinto and Christianity can work well together because kami aren`t necessarily "other gods".
It all comes down to interpretation.
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2. I read that some homes have small shrines in them, what are they like?
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They`re like a little wooden model of a shrine. Give me a day and I`ll take a picture of ours - but in the meantime
here are pictures of typical ones.
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3. How many age based rituals are there in Shinto, and if possible, what is each one for and at what age does a person performs it?
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This is a long one, and because of the regional differences and festivals - different areas have different customs. Shinto isn`t really a regulated system of beliefs, so there isn`t an official set for most of these things.
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Can anyone please tell me about the idea of kami?
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What exactly are you wanting to know that is not written around the net? You say you have read a lot, but what do you not understand?