Paganism other than Shinto and Buddhism in Japan
March 15th, 2010 by , under nnmj.com.
Though what I'm particularly interested in is if eclectic Paganism exists in Japan at all. I hear that Syncretism is pretty common in Japan.
So surely something like a Shinto Druid Odinist exists right?
Moving from the subject of Hinduism back to Druidry, perhaps one of the people involved in sites like this (http://www2.gol.com/users/celtic/WebRing/ring.html) might profess to be Druid.
Scroll down to "other religions" and "new religions." It seems that old-world, established religions are predominantly practiced by foreigners in Japan. I don't know the specifics of all of the new religions, but a lot is mentioned in this article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinshukyo), and after looking through all of the religions listed in the first article, it seems that all of these "new religions" are just rehashed versions of the other religions present in Japan, namely different forms of Buddhism and Shintoism, and sometimes Christianity. It seems doubtful that there's much if any presence of paganism in the western sense, so I'd wager a guess that the "Shinto Druid Odinists" are nowhere to be found
There has been some discussion on the Wiki Religion entries over at the Society of Biblical Literature forum (a members only site) and the general conclusion by the scholars is that entries still need to be checked and edited, however regarding the religious belief-systems and their histories, the information rates at slightly above 'generally trustworthy.'
This, however, probably doesn't bear on the very 'side line' systems.
Which religious belief-system would you consider not pagan, kireikoori san? If one follows the standard line of thinking, namely, pagan=heathen=non-Juda/Christ/Islamic belief-system. Is that how you are using it?
It's surely still possible that Druids or Odinists exist in Japan, but probably very very rare.
I wouldn't hold my breath. Japanese people tend not to broadcast their religion, especially if they're very, er, spirited about it. Doubly so if it's one of those strange foreign religions (like christianity), as they still seem to be stigmatized even today.
Sure it's possible there are Japanese Shinto Druid Odinists or whatever other combination you can think of, but the probability is so remote I can more easily say that there probably are none
Which religious belief-system would you consider not pagan, kireikoori san? If one follows the standard line of thinking, namely, pagan=heathen=non-Juda/Christ/Islamic belief-system. Is that how you are using it?
Yes, that's how I'm using it. By Pagan I mean all non-Abrahamic religion. As in not Judaism, not Christianity and not Islam.
In that case, practically all religion in Japan is "pagan." I guess my definition is different, because I find that far too vague. It's like asking if there are any anarchists in America, then defining anarchist as "anyone who isn't a democrat or republican."
That's why I made the topic title "other than Shinto and Buddhism".
Most of the other, new religions are Pagan as well, but I was more looking for foreign Pagan religions.
what could you tell as about thos religion?
do you believe at one of those religion??
cohen avshalom charly
israel /haifa
The probability of going to Japan and happening across a native that practices a foreign pagan religion is slim to none. But you can dream, I suppose.
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