Uncovering "Shikigami": The Search for the Spirit Servant of Onmyōdō
A study of scholarly discourse on shikigami reveals diverse understandings of what this thaumaturgical emblem of Onmyōdō (way of yin and yang) represents. From a metaphorical reference to shikisen (an augury using astrological calculations and an augury instrument called shikiban), to a type of magi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[2013]
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2013, Volume: 40, Issue: 1, Pages: 99-129 |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Buddhism B Ceremonial objects B Deities B Astrology B Religious Studies B Incantations B Religious rituals B Religious places |
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