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| Oct 18, 2019 at 0:36 | comment | added | Bobson | @nick012000 - It's very possible. It's not something I've looked into to any great depth. I suspect the main difference is whether there is a specific, distinct being that embodies something vs whether it's just one of many. Each of the major Greek gods is unique, whereas the more minor mythical beings are classes of creatures (e.g. Zeus vs nymphs). In my vague understanding of Shinto, it's more of a spectrum, where everything is in the same category, just of varying importance. I find comparative religion fascinating, but it's not something I've actually studied. | |
| Oct 17, 2019 at 23:16 | comment | added | nick012000 | I think that Shinto is more similar to the ancient Greco-Roman pagan religion than you’re giving it credit for. Lesser divinities like lares, lemures, and nymphs are roughly equivalent to the various lesser kami. | |
| Sep 30, 2014 at 11:24 | comment | added | Bobson | @guido - Ooh, saints! I knew I was forgetting another good example. | |
| Sep 30, 2014 at 10:48 | comment | added | guido | Great answer. Catholic church also showed a way of incorporating former deiteis using saints, as happened during the colonization of South America (Candomble', Santeria...) | |
| Sep 30, 2014 at 10:44 | vote | accept | guido | ||
| Sep 29, 2014 at 19:19 | history | answered | Bobson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |