ujigami
Ujigami is a kami tied to bloodlines. Chinjugami differ from ujigami in that the latter is tied to bloodlines, while the former is to buildings and regions.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 1300 CE
- Attested period
- 1300 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Belief declining since the Muromachi period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- jinchu-gami, Jinushigami, ubusuna, Ubugami, Ōyamakui-no-kami, Ubusunagami, chinju, Kami
- syncretized with
- Ubusunagami, Chinjugami
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The term today is a synonym of ujigami (clan's tutelary ancestor) and ubusuna (産土神, lit. native place kami); however, the three words had originally a different meaning. While the first refers to a clan's ancestor and the second to the tutelary kami of one's birthplace, chinjugami is the tutelary kami”
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“An ujigami shrine (氏社, ujisha, ujiyashiro) is a shrine dedicated to an ujigami. While their ujiko are generally from the local region, some ujigami shrines attempt to gather ujiko from further afield through the creation of unique aspects of worship at the shrine, such as pilgrimages or collabor”
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