Itako
Itako (Japanese: イタコ), also known as ichiko (市子) or ogamisama (男神様), are blind women who train to become spiritual mediums in Japan. Training involves severe ascetic practices, after which the woman is said to be able to communicate with Japanese Shinto spirits, kami, and the spirits of the dead. Itako perform rituals tied to communication with the dead and divination. The practice has been on the decline, with only 20 living itako in Japan, all more than 40 years old.
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Itako
Itako (Japanese: イタコ), also known as ichiko (市子) or ogamisama (男神様), are blind women who train to become spiritual mediums in Japan. Training involves severe ascetic practices, after which the woman is said to be able to communicate with Japanese Shinto spirits, kami, and the spirits of the dead. Itako perform rituals tied to communication with the dead and divination. The practice has been on the decline, with only 20 living itako in Japan, all more than 40 years old.
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イタコは、日本の東北地方などで口寄せを行う巫女で巫の一種。シャーマニズムに基づく信仰習俗上の職である。
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Itako (Japanese: イタコ), also kn ...... n, all more than 40 years old.
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Itako (jap. イタコ) ist die Bezei ...... ordnet. Siehe auch: Miko, Goze
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Une itako est une chamane du n ...... ù elle porte une robe blanche.
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イタコは、日本の東北地方などで口寄せを行う巫女で巫の一種。シャーマニズムに基づく信仰習俗上の職である。
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潮來(日语:イタコ),是日本東北地區恐山的一種巫女。潮來能夠 ...... 處在於神樣是以天生靈感讓神靈附身在自己身上,並且是自修而成。
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Itako (Schamanismus)
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Itako
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Itako
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Itako
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イタコ
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潮來 (巫女)
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