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{{Nihongo|'''Shinto'''|神道|Shintō}}, or Shintoism is the indigenous religion of [[Japan]]. In ''Toaru Majutsu no Index'', Shinto is used as a base for certain forms of [[Magic]].

==Principles==
[[File:Torii.png|thumb|The symbol of a shinto temple: the torii.|left]]
Essentially, it's a set of practices to be carried out diligently, to establish a connection between present day Japan and its ancient past. Shinto today is a term that applies to public shrines suited to various purposes such as war memorials, harvest festivals, romance, and historical monuments, as well as various sectarian organizations. It's notable for being rather light on philosophizing and heavy on community spirit.{{RLRef}}

There are also splits over whether non-Japanese can practice Shinto/convert to it. This is heavily generalized and controversial since Shinto is ''not ''an evangelizing religion and is a practice faith. One faction insists they cannot (the nationalists, and traditionalists in general, say that you have to have Japanese blood to be "true" Shinto), another insists they can via marriage (e.g. some more open Shinto practitioners say that if a non-Japanese woman marries a Japanese man, or a non-Japanese man marries a Japanese woman-no one has spoken out regarding same-sex relationships yet-that the non-Japanese person is automatically "in" or alternately can choose to convert, similar to ethnic Judaism), and the most open faction welcomes and embraces non-Japanese and accepts the idea that while the belief system is non-evangelical and non-conversive, that someone may identify strongly with it or practice similarly to it.{{RLRef}}

==Background==
The traditions of Shinto have influenced some of the religions which have spread to Japan from other countries, such as the Japanese variety of [[Buddhism]].<ref name = ShinyakuV13Ch3Pt13>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|13}} Chapter 3 Part 13</ref>

==Chronology==
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===Toaru Majutsu no Index===
Several characters appearing in ''Toaru Majutsu no Index'', including [[Kanzaki Kaori]] and the rest of the [[Amakusa-Style Remix of Church]], make use of aspects of Shinto in their magic.<ref name = KanzakiSSCh4>[[Toaru Majutsu no Index SS: Kanzaki Kaori]] Chapter 4</ref>{{TrackTag106}}<ref name = IndexV4Ch4>{{Qvl|Index|L|4}}{{TrackTag24}} Chapter 4</ref>{{TrackTag108}}
===Souyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index===
====New Year's Arc====
{{Main/New Year's Arc}}
During Touma's visit to [[School District 12]] on January 1st, it was noted that there were Shinto-related constructions among the religious facilities there, merely reproductions from a scientific perspective without anything relating to magic.<ref name=SouyakuV7Ch1Pt2>{{Qvl|Souyaku|L|7}} Chapter 1 Part 2</ref>

==Uses of Shinto in the story==
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! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Description
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Usage in ''Toaru Majutsu no Index''
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|'''{{W|Dōsojin|Dosojin}}'''
|The {{W|Tutelary deity|tutelary deities}} of borders and paths
|[[Index]] compared the [[triple-quadruple final barrier]] of [[England-Londinium Fortress]] to Dosojin.<ref name=ShinyakuV20Ch2Pt5>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|20}} Chapter 2 Part 5</ref>
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|'''Impurity'''
|A taint created by a wrong deed or contact with certain things (including blood, the dead and dirt), which should be cleansed for peace of mind and good fortune.
|The Shinto aspect of dirt being associated with impurity and the underworld, having affected the Japanese variant of Buddhism, has a partial influence on the [[High Priest]]'s connection to dirt which was formed during his self-mummification.<ref name=ShinyakuV13Ch3Pt13/>
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|'''Izanami'''
|A mother goddess who created the Japanese archipelago and numerous deities together with her husband Izanami, but was burned to death while giving birth to the fire god {{W|Hi-no-Kagutsuchi}}, becoming ruler of the land of the dead afterwards.
|{{TrackTagX11|Izanami (and her death by burning) was referenced during [[Thirteen Death]]'s first encounter with [[Kamijou Touma]] and [[Othinus]], among other gods related to death, while talking about their nature, power and role.<ref name=ToaruIFOSCh1>[[Toaru Majutsu no Index: Imaginary Fest]] Original Story Chapter 1</ref>{{TrackTag106}}}}
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|'''Kakuriyo'''
|The world of the gods and spirits and the world after death.
|The [[Hidden World]] (Kakuriyo) is a [[phase]] of the world, where [[Magic God]]s other than [[Othinus]] resided.<ref name=ShinyakuV10Ep>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|10}} Epilogue</ref>
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|'''{{W|Shimenawa}}'''
|Braided rice straw ropes used for ritual purification.
|[[Yamisaka Ouma]] uses ropes based on the Shimenawa to create a magical boundary.<ref name=IndexV5Ch4Pt9>{{Qvl|Index|L|5}}{{TrackTag90}} [[Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 05/Chapter 4|Chapter 4]] Part 9</ref>
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|'''{{W|Torii}}'''
|A traditional Japanese gate commonly found at the entrance of a Shinto shrine.
|A Torii in [[School District 12]] was featured in a color illustration.<ref name=SouyakuV9CI>{{Qvl|Souyaku|L|9}} Color Illustration</ref><!--School District 6 Otherwordly Station, Clone Complex, Gate of Hell-->
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|'''{{W|Yomi}}'''
|The Japanese word for the land of the dead.
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*Yomi is referred to by [[Othinus]] as one of the various [[Phase]]{{TrackTag53|s}}s applied to the world.<ref name=ShinyakuV9BTCP>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|9}}{{TrackTag90}} Between the Connected Points</ref>
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|'''{{W|Yomotsu-shikome|Yomotsu-Shikome}}'''
|A hag (or eight hags) sent by the dead Izanami after her husband Izanagi for breaking his promise in the land of the dead.
|[[Marian Slingeneyer]] uses [[Dáinsleif]] to [[summon]]{{TrackTag}} Yomotsu-Shikome by cutting away the Takama-ga-hara [[Phase]].<ref name = ShinyakuV10Ch13Pt4>{{Qvl|Shinyaku|L|10}}{{TrackTag90}} [[Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 10/Chapter 13|Chapter 13]] Part 4</ref>
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==Users of Shinto-related Magic==
*[[Amakusa-Style Remix of Church]]
*[[Yamisaka Ouma]]

==External Links==
*{{W|Shinto|Shinto (Wikipedia article)}}
==References==
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