DOZOKU-SHIN


Meaning of DOZOKU-SHIN in English

[Japanese] The ancestral kami of a dozoku or kinship group. The dozoku comprises the branch families (bunke) of a main family (honke). Worship of the Dozoku-shin is carried out by the main household.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии.