What is one way in which animish, Shinto and Daoism are similar?

1 Answer
Oct 24, 2017

There is a belief in spirits and a veneration of ancestors.

Explanation:

Animism believes that spirits animate and indwell all things. There is most often a belief in a universal over dwelling god. In animism this creator god is contacted through ancestors.

Shinto also believes in spirits that animate and indwell all things. The ancestors are very important in Shinto. Shinto believes that the Japanese are descended from the Gods and the emperor is divine.

Daoism believes that only the spirit world is real. Matter is only an illusion. A Dao master can use the spiritual world to manipulate the material world.