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Questions pertaining to the traditional Japanese polytheistic religion Shinto 神道

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Human become Kami in death if they possess the qualities of Kami in life. Kami have both goo...

I don't have sufficient depth of knowledge of Shinto to definitively answer from that perspective, but the virtues (and vices) will surely reflect cultural mores. …
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Japanese Trickster Demons

In the Shinto contexts, they were simply yōkai (妖怪). Tengu are often thought of as a type of forest goblin, and may be benefactors or adversaries, which is typical of tricksters. …
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What is the meaning behind Amaterasu-ōmikami meaning what it does?

Re: Why "august" It's a function of translation into European languages. It comes from the Latin usage: augustus and was a title employed initially by Octavian, who was deified after his death. I …
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