Oni to Ha Nanika Matsuro Wanu Tami Ka, Jomon No Kami Ka (Kawade Bunko)

[Machine Translation] From ancient times, visiting deities appeared in the form of demons from beyond the sea, from deep in the mountains, and from strange worlds, in other words, from other worlds and dimensions, and brought the gospel. The earthly deities before the Jinmu conquest also became raging gods as deformed demons, but they turned out to be guardian deities. This book examines Azumaebisu, grudge spirits, yasha, onimichi, onimon, and various legends concerning demons, and looks at the original image of Japanese religious belief that demons are deities.

古来、来訪神は、海の彼方から、山奥から、見知らぬ世界から、つまり異世界・異次元から、鬼の姿で現れ、福音をもたらした。また、神武征服以前の土俗神たちも、異形の鬼として荒ぶる神となるが、転じて守護神となる。あずまえびす、怨霊、夜叉、鬼道、鬼門、様々な鬼に関する伝説などを考察しながら、鬼は神と捉える日本人の信仰心の原像に迫る。