family spirit
ancestor intermediate Shinto single tradition · 1
After death an ujiko becomes a "family spirit", or "family kami" (氏神 ujigami). Many Japanese houses still have a shrine (kamidana, kami shelf) where offerings are made to ancestral kami, as well as to other kami.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Practiced in Japan.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- family kami, Kami
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“After death an ujiko becomes a "family spirit", or "family kami" (氏神 ujigami). Many Japanese houses still have a shrine (kamidana, kami shelf) where offerings are made to ancestral kami, as well as to other kami.”
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