kami
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Kami are the myriad deities or spirits in Shinto belief, revered as sacred forces residing in natural phenomena, objects, and ancestral beings.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto concept
ⓘ
deity ⓘ spiritual being ⓘ supernatural entity ⓘ |
| areAssociatedWith |
ancestral spirits
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ mountains ⓘ natural phenomena ⓘ objects ⓘ places ⓘ rivers ⓘ rocks ⓘ thunder ⓘ trees ⓘ wind ⓘ |
| areBelievedTo |
bring good fortune
ⓘ
cause misfortune if disrespected ⓘ protect communities ⓘ |
| areBelievedTo | influence natural events ⓘ |
| areCentralTo |
Shinto cosmology
ⓘ
Shinto ritual practice ⓘ |
| areDescribedIn |
Kojiki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nihon Shoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areHonoredThrough |
festivals
ⓘ
offerings ⓘ prayers ⓘ rituals ⓘ |
| areRelatedTo |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| areReveredAs | sacred forces ⓘ |
| areVeneratedIn |
Shinto shrines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
shrines ⓘ |
| canBe |
ambivalent
ⓘ
benevolent ⓘ malevolent ⓘ |
| conceptIncludes | yaoyorozu-no-kami ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese culture ⓘ |
| differFrom | monotheistic God concepts ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| numberDescribedAs | myriad ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| resideIn |
ancestral beings
ⓘ
man-made objects ⓘ natural features ⓘ |
| termWrittenInKanji | 神 ⓘ |
| worshipPracticedBy |
Japanese people
ⓘ
Shinto practitioners ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.