Mhmm. Demons or spirits... Interesting. This sort of discussion seems appropriate for one of the threads I recently made. (
http://forums.kitsuhana.org/index.php/topic,1564.0.html)
The differences between spirits and demons. I wonder what others think if kitsune are more of fox spirits than demons and the differences that would imply.
I'm afraid I am not too informed about the differences Hakuzo. Could you elaborate?
I would generally say spirits tend to not have physical bodies and I believe kitsune (at one point in time) had physical bodies.
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Other fox related beings in mythology I have came across. In case it interests anyone...
Caipora, is an entity of the Tupi-Guarani mythology in Brazil. It is represented as a dark-skinned, small Indian, naked with a very long black mane, smoking a cigar and very mischievous. Other depictions are as a stout hairy anthropomorphic being with the head of a fox. Sometimes it is said that is has his feet turned backwards, to deceive trackers. Some say it rides a great peccary. The Caipora also is said to help the people that are kind to the forest and hurt those who hurt it.
It is known as a forest dweller, as a king of the animals of sorts and very vengeful of hunters who do not respect the rules of "fair-play" when hunting. It is told that it scares away prey and "hides" animal tracks or makes hunters lose their way in the jungle.
Gulon/Jerff/Vielfraß, from Scandinavian legend described as being the size and shape of a dog, with some cat like features such as the head, ears, and claws. It also supposedly has a thick coat of shaggy brown fur and a tail resembling that of a fox.
The Gulon is notorious as a symbol of gluttony because of the strange eating habits it is supposed to have. It will make a kill and then gorge itself until it is swollen and unable to eat more, at which point it will find two trees and squeeze itself in between them, pushing the meat through its own body before returning to the kill and repeating the process.
Nguruvilu, fox snake creature found in the Mapuche mythology of Chile.
(brief descriptions cped from wiki [read: yes I am a lazy fox atm])
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