What is Ise Shinto?

Ise Shinto is a Shinto theory that was formed mainly by the Tukai clan, the outer shrine officials of Ise Jingu, with the "Five Books of Shinto" as its basic scriptures. The five books of Shinto are the basic scriptures.

What does Shinto mean?

The Japanologist Helen Hardacre stated that "Shinto encompasses doctrines, institutions, ritual, and communal life based on kami worship", while the scholar of religion Inoue Nobutaka observed the term "Shinto" was "often used" in "reference to kami worship and related theologies, rituals and practices".

Is Shinto an environmentalist movement?

Critical commentators have characterised the presentation of Shinto as an environmentalist movement as a rhetorical ploy rather than a concerted effort by Shinto institutions to become environmentally sustainable. Shinto focuses on ritual behavior rather than doctrine.

Was Yoshida Shinto the establishment of Shinto?

The historian Toshio Kuroda argues that the establishment of Yoshida Shinto was the establishment of Shinto It is considered by several researchers to be a turning point in the history of Shinto.