What role has Shintoism played in Japanese feminism?

Taking "feminism" very broadly to mean "positive images of women", and "Shinto" to mean "public imperial image and myth", Shinto has done a lot for feminism in Japan. read more

This is separate from the overall philosophy of pre-modern Japanese governance, which was not negative towards women but had nothing whatsoever to do with feminism. "Shinto" is very much a small part of a large world of myth and folklore. read more

Shinto, there are Shrine Shinto, the orthodox form which includes Imperial Household Shinto; popular Shinto, the religion of the people; and ³nally Sect Shinto, a set of independent systems. I will not include Sect Shinto here, which I consider to be akin to the New Religions, because its con-tent differs qualitatively from the primary form of Shinto. read more

Shinto has been a major part of Japanese life and culture throughout the country's history, but for the greater part of that history Shinto has shared its spiritual, cultural, and political roles with Buddhism and Confucianism. read more