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Shinto
Shinto () is a religion from Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, its practitioners often regard it as Japan's indigenous religion and as a nature religion. Scholars sometimes call its practitioners ''Shintois ...
technical term that indicates both the process of dividing a Shinto ''
kami
are the deities, divinities, spirits, phenomena or "holy powers", that are venerated in the Shinto religion. They can be elements of the landscape, forces of nature, or beings and the qualities that these beings express; they can also be the sp ...
'' to be re-enshrined somewhere else (such as a house's ''
kamidana
are miniature household altars provided to enshrine a Shinto . They are most commonly found in Japan, the home of worship.
The is typically placed high on a wall and contains a wide variety of items related to Shinto-style ceremonies, the mos ...
''), and the spirit itself produced by the division.
For details, see the article about the similar term
Kanjō
in Shinto terminology indicates a propagation process through which a ''kami'', previously divided through a process called ''bunrei'', is invited to another location and there re-enshrined.
Evolution of the ''kanjō'' process
''Kanjō'' was ...
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References
Traditional rituals of East Asia
Shinto
Shinto terminology
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