Editing Hymn (section)

===Shinto===
{{Further|Kojiki|Engishiki|Man'yōshū}}According to Japanese mythology, Shinto music stems from the time of the gods when there was no earth and sea. In [[Shinto]]ism, sacral music is called ''Mi-kagura''. The word ''kagura'' means "the gods' delight". The prefix "''Mi''" raises the value of the subject intensely. It should be translated "the sublime greatest of great gods". In praxis there are two kinds of ''kagura'', ''Mi-kagura'' and rural ''kagura''. ''Mi-kagura'' is strictly reserved and dedicated to the Imperial house and the highest nobility and clergy; rural ''kagura'' is a most colourful and vivid presentation of the popular feats of supramortal and mortal heroes.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Harich-Schneider |first=Eta |date=1983 |title=Dances and Songs of the Japanese Shintō Cult |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43560874 |journal=The World of Music |volume=25 |issue=1 |pages=24 |jstor=43560874 |issn=0043-8774}}</ref>