Norito, translation and analysis of the Japanese shinto prayers

Abstract

'Norito, traducción y análisis de las plegarias sintoístas japonesas' contemplates the study of the prayers that so faithfully represent the spirit of Shinto 'the Way of kami', the religion of the County of the Rising Sun; through a drtailed translation in Spanish of four of them. That way, they can be easily read while serving as a vehicle to begin to understand Japanese spirituality. The norito are amazing pieces of Japanese literature, designed to be recited and sung in honor of the divinity to which they are adressed, often even in the name of the Emperor himself during the great festivities, so that they reach both the heart of the officiant and that of the kami. It will means all kind of blessings for the Japanese people, the 'sons of the Great Deity' and that at the same time allows, without a doubt, that there is a relationshipof such intimate coexistence with the Nature of the Japanese islands.