What does shinto literally mean

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1. What does "Shinto" literally mean? a. The way of the gods.

2. What does the sacred narrative (mythology) of Shinto state regarding the Japanese (and in particular the emperor) descending from Amaterasu (the Sun-Goddess)?

3. What does Japan, or "Nihon," literally means?

4. How did Japanese militarists use this sacred narrative/mythology during World War II to promulgate the conquering of Asia by the Japanese?

5. What important "act" must one perform before entering a Shinto Shrine?

6. How does Shinto understand the Kami?

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