The way of Kami in Hayao Miyazaki’s films

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/ilur.65353
Keywords: Shinto, Shintoism, Hayao Miyazaki, irui-kon, purification, Japanese animation, anime

Abstract

Through some animated feature films by Hayao Miyazaki it is possible to recognize the main manifestations of the Shintoism. The veneration to the ancestors associated to the cult to the emperor, the cult to Nature showed in the irui-kon or marriage with supernatural beings and other aspects like the purification, the beyond, the flights and the Shinto priesthood are analyzed in these Japanese films.

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Published
2023-03-07
How to Cite
Rodríguez de Tembleque García S. E. (2023). The way of Kami in Hayao Miyazaki’s films. ’Ilu. Revista de Ciencias de las Religiones, 28, e65353. https://doi.org/10.5209/ilur.65353
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Vol. 28 (2023)
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