Possessed and possessing: fox-possession and discrimination against the wealthy in the modern period in Japan
In the modern period in Japan, wealthy households within villages were sometimes shunned due to accusations of "fox-possession". The accused were believed to possess and control fox spirits, which were ordered to bring money to those households; as a result, the members of these households...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2006
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Culture and religion
Year: 2006, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 139-154 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Japan
/ Possession
/ Accusation
/ Wealth
/ Discrimination
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy ZB Sociology |
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