jinushi-no-kami
deity earth Shinto single tradition · 1
Jinushi-no-kami are "landlord deity" kami who were the original occupants of a region. People would bring in and worship a more powerful kami (Chinjugami) than the local jinushi-no-kami so that no misfortune befell the people or buildings there. It was expected that the jinushi-no-kami would be subjugated by the chinjugami and come to serve it, supporting and protecting its activities.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
Relationships
- serves
- Chinjugami
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Modern belief often views chinjugami are jinushi-no-kami (地主神; lit. "landlord deity"), but chinjugami were originally kami new to that region who were worshiped so that they would oppose former occupant that was the jinushi-no-kami in order to make them complacent.”
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