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QUESTIONS FOR FILM 4:



Shintoism:
A) Instructions:
A1) Observe the film and try to discover the history, the method, and the goal of Shintoism.
A2) Please discuss the film in class for atleast a couple of minutes.
A3) Send your responsed to my e-mail box.

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Question 1: What do you learn about Shintoism?

Question 2: How does Shintoism interrelate with other religions in Japan?

Question 3: How does Shintoism interrelate with Japanese culture?

Question 4: What do you learn about Shinto beliefs, practices, and matsuri (festivals)?

Question 5: How does the film portray Japan?

Question 6: How does the film portray Japan in relationship to the 'west'?

Question 7: How does the film portray the non-Christian religions of Japan?

Question 8: Even though the film is called "Shintoism" what is the film really about?

Question 9: What is the underlying ideology/agenda?

Question 10:How does the film push this agenda?

Question 11:What methodological (film technique, selection of images, selction of themes, etc) does the film use to construct its image of Shintoism?

Question 12:What would you expect from a film of Shintoism?

Question 13:Compare Reader's account of Shintoism with that of the film?

Question 14:What image of Shintoism does the film create?

Question 15:What image of Japanese culture and religion does the film create?

HAPPY THANKSGIVING.






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