Izuna (Izuna)

Japanese: イヅナ(飯綱) - いづな
Izuna (Izuna)

…Also written as Izuna-tsukai. A folk religious figure active in eastern Japan who performed various magical techniques such as oracles and fortune-telling using a small spiritual animal called Izuna (Ezuna). The magical techniques of Izuna-tsukai were called "Izuna-no-ho" and were considered a kind of evil magic in the early modern period. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…飯縄使いとも書く。イヅナ(エヅナ)と呼ばれる霊的な小動物を駆使して託宣や占いなどさまざまな法術を行う東日本で活動した民間の宗教者。飯綱使いの法術を〈飯綱の法〉といい,近世では邪術の類とみなされていた。…

※「イヅナ(飯綱)」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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