Japanese Folk Magic

«Japanese Folk Magic» explores a tradition where kami and onryō, purification and curse rituals, samurai amulets, and onmyōdō practices create a unified fabric of culture. Unlike Europe, magic in Japan has never been separated from life: its traces are visible in temples, amulets, court astrology, and peasant spells.

The reader will be presented with a panorama of rituals - from ancient norito and shamanic kamē rituals to Buddhist fire ceremonies and midnight curses. Here, words become power, dance becomes incantation, and kami influence the fate of individuals and entire dynasties.

This is not mythology, but an accurate and fascinating investigation showing how Japanese magic blends beauty and horror, the rational and the mystical, remaining a living path that shapes the culture of Japan.