1Chapter 1: Where Spirit Meets Daily Life: Foundations of Kami Traditions
7Chapter 7: Performance and Procession: Movement as Story
2Chapter 2: The Landscape of Spirits: Nature, Place, and Sacred Presence
8Chapter 8: Blended Paths: Syncretism, Doctrine, and Local Practice
3Chapter 3: Ancestral Ties: Households, Memory, and Everyday Reverence
9Chapter 9: Local Worlds: Regions, Crafts, and Story-Places
4Chapter 4: Seasons of Meaning: Calendars, Rites, and Agricultural Rhythms
10Chapter 10: Continuity and Change: Modern Encounters with the Sacred
5Chapter 5: Tales with Teeth and Tails: Folklore as Cultural Code
11Conclusion
6Chapter 6: Signs and Gateways: Material Symbols of the Sacred
12Reference List
