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8/10/2025, 11:20:33 PM
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Yeah, the author herself notes that there is notable similarities between features of Japanese shamans and shamans elsewhere, including the arc of the "shamanic sickness" and it's resolution.
Another thing I forgot to add, is that besides those who have "shamanic sickness" there are also people who kind of get pushed into a corner by life and who then undergo the initiation. These include people who have alcoholism or have gambled away their fortune.
It's an old book, still valid, but some kind of updated version with perhaps even more comparative angle in light of what is known of the phenomenon these days could be nice.
Attached is the author's encounter with the tengu-like woman at the mountains. While not explicitly supernatural, it is very strange. The glint in her eyes reminds me of how Taoists say that people with a lot of shen, spiritual power, have different eyes from regular humans.
Yeah, the author herself notes that there is notable similarities between features of Japanese shamans and shamans elsewhere, including the arc of the "shamanic sickness" and it's resolution.
Another thing I forgot to add, is that besides those who have "shamanic sickness" there are also people who kind of get pushed into a corner by life and who then undergo the initiation. These include people who have alcoholism or have gambled away their fortune.
It's an old book, still valid, but some kind of updated version with perhaps even more comparative angle in light of what is known of the phenomenon these days could be nice.
Attached is the author's encounter with the tengu-like woman at the mountains. While not explicitly supernatural, it is very strange. The glint in her eyes reminds me of how Taoists say that people with a lot of shen, spiritual power, have different eyes from regular humans.
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