Jäger - Jäger

Japanese: イェガー - いぇがー
Jäger - Jäger

... Most visiting gods appear in strange forms, with people wearing masks, and this belief in visiting gods exists not only in Japan but in many societies, both primitive and civilized. A well-known example of a primitive society is the Duk-Duk of New Britain in Melanesia, and an example of a civilized society is the masked visiting god known as the Berchten or Jäger in Eastern Europe. This belief in visiting gods is also strongly recognized in Japan, and is particularly prevalent in the Tohoku region and the southern islands south of Kyushu.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Jaeger" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…来訪神の多くは人々が仮面仮装した異形の姿であらわれるが,こうした来訪神信仰は,日本のみならず未開社会と文明社会にわたる多くの社会に存在している。未開社会の例としては,メラネシアのニューブリテン島のドゥク・ドゥクがよく知られているし,文明社会の例としては東ヨーロッパのベルヒテンとかイェガーとよばれる仮面仮装来訪神がある。 日本においてもこの来訪神信仰は強く認められ,とくに東北地方や九州の南の南島においてきわめて盛んである。…

※「イェガー」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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