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==Characters under this Bestiary==
==Characters under this Bestiary==
===[[Touhou Project]]===
===[[Touhou Project]]===
*[[Kasen Ibaraki]] (acted as a stand-in for Reimu in ''[[WaHH]]'' chapter 23; lacks formal training)
*[[Kasen Ibaraki]] (has acted as a stand-in for Reimu;<ref>''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' Chapter 23</ref> lacks formal training)
*[[Mononobe no Futo]] (formerly)
*[[Mononobe no Futo]] (formerly)
*[[Reimu Hakurei]]
*[[Reimu Hakurei]]
*[[Sanae Kochiya]]
*[[Sanae Kochiya]]
*[[Tenshi Hinanawi]] (belonged to a family of priests when she was alive)
*[[Tenshi Hinanawi]] (belonged to a family of priests while alive)
*[[Watatsuki no Yorihime]]
*[[Watatsuki no Yorihime]]
;Not original to Touhou
;Not original to Touhou
*Izunome (Shinto deity of unclear role, depicted as a miko in ''[[SSiB]]'')
*Izunome (Shinto deity of unclear role, depicted in Touhou as a miko<ref>''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'' Chapter 18</ref>)


===[[Seihou Project]]===
===[[Seihou Project]]===
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==See Also==
==See Also==
*Wikipedia entry on [[wikipedia:Miko|miko]]
*Wikipedia entry on [[wikipedia:Miko|miko]]
==References==
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Revision as of 19:40, 5 January 2018

The term shrine maiden (巫女 miko), also called a shaman, refers specifically to altar girls of the Shinto religion. They live and work in a Shinto shrine (a "jinja" in Japanese). Shrine maidens are generally virgins and take various rites of purity and chastity, and undergo various forms of physical and mental training. They also practice sealing and purification rituals, which are highly form-based and symbolic, and are used to bless, purify, or exorcise vengeful spirits.

A shrine maiden's main tool, or possibly simply the most popular one, is a stick with elaborately folded paper on the end, known as a "gohei". The name of Reimu's gohei is the "purification rod" (御祓い棒). Other common tools are small rectangular papers used for sealing, called "o-fuda"; these are elaborately painted with various mystical symbols and rites of sealing.

Characters under this Bestiary

Touhou Project

Not original to Touhou
  • Izunome (Shinto deity of unclear role, depicted in Touhou as a miko[2])

Seihou Project

See Also

  • Wikipedia entry on miko

References