necoandjeff wrote:

> 
> Two last points here before I leave you to ponder Shinto Eric.
> 
> First, my Koujien as well as my Kodansha Nihongo Daijiten are both careful
> to make the distinction. First Christianity:
> キリスト教：イエスをキリストと認め、その人格と教えとを中心とする*宗教*。
> 
> Now Shinto:
> 
> 神道：わが国に発生した民族信仰。
> 
> Note the distinction here between 宗教=religion and 信仰=system of beliefs.
> So let me repeat, Shinto is not a "religion," it is a system of beliefs.

Thanks for that. I can read the the first because it has lots of
katakana and you explained the kanji in the second. Good to see
the authors were careful, it's always good when dictionary
authors are careful.

Could you help me out with 2 things please?

Firstly could you translate this for me, it's got too much kanji
and it looks a bit daunting.
しゅうきょう　―けう 1 【宗教】
(1)神仏などを信じて安らぎを得ようとする心のはたらき。また、神仏の
教え。
(2) 〔religion〕経験的・合理的に理解し制御することのできないよう
な現象や存在に対し、積極的な意味と価値を与えようとする信念・行
動・制度の体系。アニミズム・トーテミズム・シャーマニズムから、ユ
ダヤ教・バラモン教・神道などの民族宗教、さらにキリスト教・仏教・
イスラム教などの世界宗教にいたる種々の形態がある。

Secondly, would you mind giving the definition of 宗教 from the
Koujien and Daijiten please?


> 
> Second, if you actually read your beloved BBC site, the points that I'm
> trying to make are sprinkled thorughout it. For example:

BBC is a wonderful site isn't it? I learnt about computers there.
Can you tell me the URLs that you used to learn about Japan?