Izumo Shinto

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Izumo Shinto is a branch of Shinto centered on the ancient Izumo region and its grand shrine traditions, emphasizing the worship of the deity Ōkuninushi and distinctive mythological and ritual practices.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Izumo Shinto canonical 1
Izumo school of Shinto thought 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of Shinto ⓘ
religious tradition ⓘ
associatedCity Izumo, Shimane ⓘ
linked to: Izumo City
associatedConcept Izumo as gathering place of the kami ⓘ
associatedDeity Ōkuninushi ⓘ
associatedFestival Kamiari Festival at Izumo Taisha ⓘ
associatedKami Ōkuninushi ⓘ
associatedRegion Shimane Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution Izumo Taisha priestly lineages ⓘ
associatedWithPractice pilgrimage to Izumo Taisha ⓘ
prayers for en‑musubi (harmonious relationships and marriage) ⓘ
centeredOnShrineTraditionsOf Izumo Taisha ⓘ
linked to: Izumo Taisha Shrine
contrastsWith Ise Shinto ⓘ
State Shinto ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
emphasizesRitual annual gathering of kami in the tenth lunar month ⓘ
emphasizesRitual kami‑oroshi and kami‑mukae welcoming of deities ⓘ
emphasizesWorshipOf Ōkuninushi ⓘ
hasCentralRegion Izumo region ⓘ
hasCentralShrine Izumo Taisha ⓘ
linked to: Izumo Taisha Shrine
hasConcept Kamiari-zuki (month when the gods are present in Izumo) ⓘ
hasDoctrinalEmphasis importance of Ōkuninushi alongside Amaterasu ⓘ
strong focus on local land and regional kami ⓘ
hasMythologicalFocus Kuni‑yuzuri (transfer of the land) myth ⓘ
myths of Ōkuninushi’s creation and pacification of the land ⓘ
hasMythologicalSource Izumo Fudoki ⓘ
linked to: Fudoki

Kojiki ⓘ
Nihon Shoki ⓘ
hasPilgrimageStatus major Shinto pilgrimage destination at Izumo Taisha ⓘ
hasRitualCalendar festivals of Izumo Taisha ⓘ
hasRitualSpecialty prayers for good fortune and destiny‑binding (en‑musubi) ⓘ
hasSacredLandscape coastal and mountainous areas of the Izumo region ⓘ
hasSacredObject shimenawa and other shrine ritual implements at Izumo Taisha ⓘ
hasSacredTextContext narratives in the Izumo section of the Kojiki ⓘ
hasTheologicalFocus Ōkuninushi as deity of medicine and good relationships ⓘ
Ōkuninushi as deity of nation‑building ⓘ
Ōkuninushi as ruler of the unseen world ⓘ
historicalDevelopment developed around the cult of Ōkuninushi at Izumo Taisha ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfFormation ancient Japan ⓘ
linked to: Yamato period
influencedBy local Izumo myths and traditions ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
partOf Japanese religious history ⓘ
recognizesKami Ōkuninushi’s many consorts and offspring as local deities ⓘ
religiousFamily Japanese indigenous religion ⓘ
religiousTraditionOf Shinto ⓘ
ritualCenter Izumo Taisha ⓘ
linked to: Izumo Taisha Shrine
viewOnAfterlife emphasis on Ōkuninushi as ruler of the unseen world (kakuriyo) ⓘ
worshipType polytheistic kami worship ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Izumo Taishakyo → religiousTradition → Izumo Shinto ⓘ
Izumo Ōyashiro → associatedWith → Izumo school of Shinto thought ⓘ
linked to: Izumo Shinto