gakkeido.bsky.social
gakkeido.bsky.social
We work with a folk belief practitioner Gakkeido kiRin from Kyushu, Japan, to document, research, and preserve Japan's folk beliefs, ritual traditions, indigenous folk religious traditions, and folk magic customs.
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Gakkeido, an indigenous folk religion based on mountain worship in the Kyushu region of Japan, is centred on magic & practised only by women. This religion is almost extinct in Japan today. Hear a talk by the last successor of the Gakkeido practice. Fri 16 Oct, 12-4pm. £8. tinyurl.com/5c7xfaty
Show PostThe Oxford Mexican Society invite you to celebrate Día de los Muertos after dark at Pitt Rivers! Enjoy short talks & music, try pan de muerto, hot chocolate & tequila, & explore the Latin American collections. Come as you are or show off your best La Catrina/El Catrin costume! tinyurl.com/yspjdp86
Show PostClothworker’s Detail of the Day: This striking Moroccan akhnif (cloak) is woven from wool and goat hair, with geometric patterns and a red eye motif thought to protect against the evil eye. It was worn by Amazigh and Jewish men, offering warmth and water resistance in Morocco’s mountainous regions.
Show PostGakkeido, an indigenous religion based in the Kyushu region of Japan, is centred on magic & practised only by women. kiRin, the last Gakkeido practitioner, talks about this almost extinct religion & compares it to other belief systems including Evenki cosmology. 16 Oct, 1-4pm. tinyurl.com/5c7xfaty
Show PostThe old and the new - a 19th century Haida transformation mask, carved by master carver Charles Edenshaw, displayed above a replica mask created by one of his descendants, Jaalen Edenshaw. Look closely and you'll see the 'Haida emojis' at the centre of the mask, a modern take on an old tradition.
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