Kunitama
A kunitama (Japanese: 国魂; lit. "land soul") is a kami said to represent the spirit of the land itself who also care for the land alongside humans.[1] The concept of kunitama was used in the Japanese Empire's overseas territories to deify local spirits and ancestors as an initial step for settling these territories.[2]
Citations
[edit]- ↑ Nishioka, Kazuhiko. "Kunitama". Kokugakuin Digital Museum. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
- ↑ Suga 2010, p. 60.
References
[edit]- Suga, Kōji (2010). "A Concept of "Overseas Shinto Shrines": A Pantheistic Attempt by Ogasawara Shozo and Its Limitations". Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. 37 (1) – via ProQueset.