Noragami Wiki:Real Life References

This is the Noragami Wiki's Real Life References policy.

Noragami is a manga series that is heavily based on Japanese mythology and thus contains many cultural and mythological references throughout. Below are some guidelines to page layouts and acceptable/unacceptable sources for subpages and sections.

Article Titles
Articles with relatively short texts - such as Mizuko - should be displayed on the main article, right before the "References" section with the title "Cultural References."

Articles that require longer texts - such as articles pertaining to major gods like Takemikazuchi or Ōkuninushi - should have their sections contained in a subpage named "Cultural References", indicated on the top tab.

The top tab sections should be in the following order:
 * Overview
 * Synopsis
 * Relationships
 * Cultural References
 * Image Gallery

"Cultural References" subpages may also include "In Mythology" and "In Real Life" sections.

"In Mythology"
Pertains to events in mythology, such as in the Nihon Shoki or Kojiki.

"In Real Life"
Pertains to things in the real world, such as a deity's real life worship and cultural significance outside of the realm of mythology.

Article Layout
For subpage articles, the article layout will follow the general "Other" guidelines found in the Manual of Style.


 * Introduction: The short paragraph at the top of the page. Describes subject very briefly. Include kanji and romaji if applicable.
 * Expansion: Sections that go into detail about subject of the article.
 * References: References that were included in the article. Should be the last section.

"Expansion" sections will vary depending on the subject matter and are at the discretion of the editor.

Source Referencing
All information contained in "In Real Life" articles must be cited with reputable sources.

Acceptable Sources

 * Wikipedia
 * Only acceptable if sources are cited in the article. If there are no sources cited, it may not be used.
 * | Japanese Wiki Corpus
 * Academic papers
 * Academic books
 * Tourism pages
 * Blogs focused on research, such as | Japanese Mythology & Folklore hosted on Wordpress

Unacceptable Sources

 * Personal blogs
 * Wikipedia, if no sources cited on-page
 * Other Wikis

Citing
Citations should be based on | MLA 9. "Author Last Name, First Name Middle Name or Initial. Title of Longer Work or 'Title of Shorter Work.' Publisher, Year. URL or DOI." Or in the case of journal articles: "Author(s). 'Title of Article.' Title of Journal, Vol. #, No. #, Publication date, pp. xx-xx"

Example: An academic article on the Gion goryo cult from the History of Religions Journal, authored by Neil McMullin. "McMullin, Neil. 'On Placating the Gods and Pacifying the Populace: The Case of the Gion 'Goryō' Cult.' History of Religions, Vol. 27, No. 3 (February 1988), pp. 2 - 3"