Shinkai (divine rank)

Whenever Mount Chokai (right) erupted, the rank of Omonoimi no Kami the god of Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine (left) was raised

Shinkai (神階, "divine rank") is a system of ranking kami in Shinto.[1][2][3] Higher rank meant more lands were given to the shrine and it became wealthier and more powerful.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Basic Terms of Shinto: Shinkai". www2.kokugakuin.ac.jp. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  2. ^ 慈司, 小倉 (1994). "八・九世紀における地方神社行政の展開 (English language abstract only)". 史学雑誌. 103 (3): 390–415, 476–47. doi:10.24471/shigaku.103.3_390.
  3. ^ "SHIGAKU ZASSHI". www.jstage.jst.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-11-27.