...The spirits of foxes, which are typical of animal spirits, are known to possess people. On the other hand, in the case of fox gods, foxes are feared for their predictive abilities, and are often enshrined in shrines as Inari gods. Although fox spirits are most strongly expressed at the stage of possession, they are not considered to be kami. *Some of the terminology that refers to "Fox God" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…動物霊の典型であるキツネの霊は,人に憑依(ひようい)することで知られている。一方キツネガミという場合は,キツネの予知能力が畏怖の対象となり,しばしば稲荷神となって,祠にまつりこまれている。キツネの霊は憑依する段階で強く発現するが,カミとして意識されてはいない。… ※「キツネガミ」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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