Mononoke
Spirits in Japanese classical literature and folk religion / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Mononoke (disambiguation).
Mononoke (物の怪) are vengeful spirits (onryō), dead spirits (shiryō), live spirits (ikiryō), or spirits in Japanese classical literature and folk religion that were said to do things like possess individuals and make them suffer, cause disease, or even cause death.[1][2] It is also a word sometimes used to refer to yōkai or henge ("changed beings").[3][4]