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Shinto: The Kami Way

Citation Formats

General Reference

Divinity Atlas. "Shinto: The Kami Way." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/shinto-the-kami-way.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Shinto: The Kami Way. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/shinto-the-kami-way

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-shinto-the-kami-way,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Shinto: The Kami Way},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/shinto-the-kami-way},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Sokyo Ono wrote this introduction to Shinto as a Shinto priest and scholar, giving it a documented standing within the priesthood itself, covering kami, purification rites such as misogi and seasonal observances such as Setsubun and Shichi-Go-San from that dual practitioner and scholarly position. This record states its real limit honestly: it is a mid-twentieth-century introductory reference, and later critical scholarship, Breen and Teeuwen's revisionist history among it, has since revised some of its claims to ancient, unbroken continuity, which is why this atlas holds it at the tier for a reputable period reference rather than the top current scholarly tier. Use it for established facts about Shinto practice and doctrine as presented from within the priesthood; a claim about Shinto's continuity or historical construction as a category needs a more recent critical source alongside it.

Facts

Assessment

Reliability Tier

Sokyo Ono's widely used reference introduction to Shinto belief and practice, written by a Shinto priest and scholar; held at the tier for a mid-twentieth-century introductory reference since later critical scholarship such as Breen and Teeuwen's has revised some of its claims to ancient continuity.

Notes

Sokyo Ono's widely used reference introduction to Shinto belief and practice, covering kami, purification rites such as misogi, and seasonal observances such as Setsubun and Shichi-Go-San, written by a Shinto priest and scholar. Use for established facts about Shinto practice and doctrine as presented from within the Shinto priesthood; a mid-twentieth-century introductory reference, and later critical scholarship such as Breen and Teeuwen's has revised some of its claims to ancient continuity.

Citation

Author

Sokyo Ono with William P. Woodard

Publisher

Tuttle

Publication Year

1962

Source Type

reference

Claims Backed By This Source (111 claims)

This source backs 111 claims across the atlas. As facts: 50 well-attested. As cited relationships: 32 holds, 1 connected. Plus 28 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 32 claims: 10 well-attested, 14 holds, 8 general references.
Denominations, 19 claims: 6 well-attested, 11 holds, 2 general references.
Rituals, 17 claims: 10 well-attested, 3 holds, 4 general references.
Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
Articles, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
Practices, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 2 general references.
Religious Dress & Vestments, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Doctrines, 4 claims: 3 holds, 1 general references.
Mythical Creatures, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
Animals & Totems, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Deities, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Religions, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Sacred Foods, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Sacred Sound, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Beliefs & Restrictions, 1 claims: 1 general references.
Cultures, 1 claims: 1 general references.
Realms, 1 claims: 1 general references.