Ep 73 - Kitsune - Japanese Fox Spirits

Willing & Fable

English - March 01, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 75.3 MB
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In this week’s episode of the Willing & Fable podcast Rowan tells us what she learned about kitsune - Japanese fox spirits that may or may not be up to some mischief. She tells the story of a farmer in search of a wife, but the woman he loves is not who she appears to be.

Sources

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsune

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%8Dkai

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inari_%C5%8Ckami

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kami

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchcraft#Japan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyotomi_Hideyoshi

Ancient Origins

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-asia/kitsune-0012027

“Japanese Demon Lore: Oni from Ancient Times to the Present” by Noriko T. Reider

https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt4cgpqc.11?seq=4#metadata_info_tab_contents