Shinto

Religious movements have been rising all over the world for more than a few centuries. These movements are generally ‘founded by a charismatic and sometimes highly authoritarian leader who is thought to have extraordinary powers or insights (Rubinstein, 2016).’ There are several types of religious movements, such as reactive movements, accommodating movements, spirit movements, New Revelation Sects, imported religions, golden age movements, and finally, hybrid religions. “Reactive Movements” are…

Bushido, or the “way of the warrior,” calls forth the ghosts of Japan’s hallowed samurai class. A class so determined to preserve honor, they would rather stab their own stomachs in ritualistic suicide than live a shamed existence. Bushido is a code of conduct for the samurai of premodern Japan. The word samurai originally meant “one who serves” and referred to men of noble birth assigned to guard members of the Imperial Court. A strong virtue of Bushido was a strict hierarchy that emphasized…

It seems as if they’re just gazing at the easy, flowing waterfall and comparing it to their lives as recluses, who are simply just going with the flow and not stressing about society. It also goes in hand with the indigenous belief system of Japan, Shinto because it’s also a belief that spiritualizes nature. Also, since the painting shows looming mountains, that may also represent…

Water is what keeps our world spinning, from plants and animals, to organisms and human beings. It wasn't until this semester, that I received a deeper appreciation of this liquid that we sometimes take for granted. Being around water since birth is what inspired my topic, “Water and Religion.” I was baptized as a baby, and now in my twenties I am wondering why water played such a crucial role. I will dive back in time to see where earths water came from, who were the first to use it, who…

What were the key results of the Neolithic Revolution? They had a lot of agricultural products they was very big in that and art. What is diffusion in the context of societal developments? The Ten Commandments’ injunction to “honor thy mother and father” gives Judaism the greatest degree of commonality with what belief systems? confucianism Why did the development of agriculture lead to an increase in population? It lead to agriculture because the more food they made more people moved in to…

Organ donation saves lives In 2012, 12,000 Germans needed an organ donation, but only 2,777 donations existed to save lives ("THIS HOUSE WOULD ALLOW DONATIONS OF VITAL ORGANS EVEN AT THE EXPENSE OF THE DONOR 'S LIFE"). Roughly around one-fourth of people who needed a donation received the medical donation they needed to improve their quality of life or even to survive. Three fourths of people did not receive the help they needed due to the lack of donors. While still living or upon death…

I dreaded giving self introductions when I was little. Then, I had no clue what to introduce other than my name and age. As I mature, I began to perceive myself as a person and I started to understand how important my identity is to myself as well as the people I interact with. In a simple analogy, one’s identity can be seen as a Lego toy. When put together, Lego pieces can become a car, a movie character, or even a famous architecture. However, a Lego piece by itself has little meaning. It is…

Emperor Hirohito was Japan's 124th emperor who is vital to the history because he played a major role within world history. He was known as the Showa Tenno emperor. Showa is translated into "enlightened peace" and Tenno is translated into "heavenly sovereign." This is exceptionally ironic because he was the emperor during numerous disasters. When World War 2 started, Hirohito decided to ally Japan with Germany and Italy to form the Axis Powers. Exactly how large of a role he played in World War…

environment. Some of these experiences were great, such as working with foreign exchange students from Japan that opened my eyes to a whole other way of living. I learned everything from how to eat with chopsticks correctly to being exposed to the Shinto belief system. Another great experience I have had in regards to diversity and education is seeing teachers that incorporate the diversity of their class into the…

Hinduism What is religion? Religion is a set of beliefs and experience. There are many religions in the world such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism, Judaism, Shinto, Daoism, and Confucianism. Every religion has own beliefs systems and experiences. It is based on the individuals’ belief and experiences. Hindu religion is not like the other religions, which based on one person. There are 330 million gods in Hindu religion. It is founded by the Aryan…