Yorishiro
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yorishiro-203-9066653
title:
Yorishiro
text:
yorishiro A yorishiro (依り代/依代/憑り代/憑代) in Shinto terminology is an object capable of attracting spirits called kami, thus giving them a physical space to occupy during religious ceremonies. Yorishiro are used during ceremonies to call the kami for worship. The word itself literally means "approach substitute". Once a yorishiro actually houses a kami, it is called a shintai. Ropes called shimenawa decorated with paper streamers called shide often surround yorishiro to make their sacredness manifes
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Object capable of attracting spirits called kami
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorishiro
date created:
2008-10-13T09:10:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T15:02:03Z
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13
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