In addition, under the ancient political system with the emperor at its center, goryo-shinko (the belief that spirits intimidate society) was established to deal with vengeful spirits, and thus malevolent gods were enshrined and appeased.
また古代の天皇を中心とする政治体制下では怨霊に対する御霊信仰が新造され、荒ぶる神々も祀られ、鎮められるようになった。