RELIGIONS
SHINTO
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Spirit
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Temple
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Sacrifice
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kami is the Japanese word for a deity, divinity, or spirit.
Detailed explanation-2: -The best English translation of kami is ‘spirits’, but this is an over-simplification of a complex concept-kami can be elements of the landscape or forces of nature. Kami are close to human beings and respond to human prayers.
Detailed explanation-3: -kami (n.) a Japanese word meaning “superior, lord, ‘’ a title of the gods of Japan, also given to governors. The word was chosen by Japanese converts and Protestant missionaries to refer to the Christian God. Attested in English from 1610s.
Detailed explanation-4: -Shintō, the “way of the kami, ‘’ is a tradition indigenous to Japan. Some may translate the term kami into English as “god, ‘’ “deity, ‘’ or “spirit, ‘’ but kami eludes an easy translation. The kami are everywhere and myriad.