gaki-tsuki

demonic intermediate Japanese single tradition · 1

Gaki-tsuki are malevolent entities mentioned in folk religion traditions of the Bakumatsu period. They are referenced alongside shinigami and itsuki as spirits that cause harm to humans, though specific details about their nature are not elaborated in this text.

When

First attested
1850 CE
Attested period
1850 – 1868
Historical notes
Mentioned in Bakumatsu period folk religion alongside other malevolent spirits.

Relationships

co occurs with
shichinin misaki, Shinigami, itsuki

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“things told through folk religion such as gaki-tsuki and shichinin misaki”

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