Tag: kami
All the articles with the tag "kami".
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God Kanji (神): The Meaning of Kami and How to Write It
By K. YamaThe kanji 神 joins an altar to an old lightning bolt: the divine shown as awesome power. What kami really means, from Shinto shrines to the thunder god.
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Shinto (神道): What the 'Way of the Kami' Really Is
By K. YamaShinto has no founder, no scripture, and no commandments. What Japan's native 'way of the kami' actually is — shrines, torii, purity, and the sacred in nature.
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