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.

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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
worshipPracticedBy Japanese people
Shinto practitioners

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