Kitsune No Yomeiri Gyōretsu
The , in popular Japanese tradition, are foxes or fox spirits that possess supernatural abilities such as shapeshifting, and capable of bewitching people. General overview , though literally a 'fox', becomes in folklore a 'fox spirit', or perhaps a type of . They are ascribed with intelligence and magical or supernatural powers, especially so with long-living foxes. The ''kitsune'' exhibit the ability of , or transforming its shape and appearance, like the '' tanuki'' as well as the ability to , i.e. beguile or bewitch; these terms are related to the generic term meaning "spectre" or "goblin". Another scholar ascribes the ''kitsune'' with being a "disorienting deity" (that makes the traveler lose his way) and such capabilities were also ascribed to badgers (actually '' tanuki'' or raccoon dog) and occasionally to cats (cf. ''bakeneko''). The archetypal method by which the ''kitsune'' tricks () humans is to lead them astray, or make them lose their way. The experiences of ...
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