WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The term kami is often translated as “god, ‘’ “lord, ‘’ or “deity, ‘’ but it also includes other forces of nature, both good and evil, which, because of their superiority or divinity, become objects of reverence and respect.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are considered to be three main variations of kami: Amatsukami (, the heavenly deities), Kunitsukami (, the gods of the earthly realm), and ya-o-yorozu no kami (, countless kami).

Detailed explanation-3: -Kami are thought to have been worshiped through concrete objects. Celestial bodies, for example, the sun, the moon, and the stars, were often worshiped as the kami itself. Natural phenomena such as thunder or wind were mostly considered as the workings of kami.

Detailed explanation-4: -In its Japanese version, the kanji reads kami and it applies to the multiple deities and supernatural beings who inhabit the pantheon shintoist.