Itako Ema - Itako Ema

Japanese: イタコ絵馬 - いたこえま
Itako Ema - Itako Ema

...When praying for an illness, the type of spirit causing the illness is divined and exorcised in a process called opparai. Small votive plaques unique to the Tsugaru region, with intricate drawings of cats, snakes, horses, and other creatures, are used for this purpose and are known as itako votive plaques. Oshira faith [Kenji Sano]. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Itako Ema" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…病気祈禱ではその原因になっている霊の種類を占い,オッパライと称してそれを祓うことが行われる。猫・蛇・馬などが複雑に描かれた津軽地方独特の小絵馬はこのためのもので,イタコ絵馬と称されている。おしら信仰【佐野 賢治】。…

※「イタコ絵馬」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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