A. Royden D'souza

Shinto (神道, "the Way of the Kami") revolves around the veneration of supernatural entities called kami; spirits inhabiting natural phenomena, prominent landscapes, ancestors, and abstract concepts.

This is a textual journey through the Japanese archipelago from its geological formation through the ancient period, tracing the complete arc of human settlement, cultural development, and state formation up to the Nara era (710-794 AD).