ShiryÅ

ShiryÅ (æ»éœŠ) are the soul of the dead. It is used as the antonym of ikiryÅ (soul of the living).[1]
Summary
Classical literature and folkloristics material has left many mentions of shiryÅ, and they have various behavior. According to the KÅjien, they were considered onryÅ (vengeful spirits) that possess humans and perform a tatari (a type of curse),[1][2] but other than possessing humans and making them suffer like ikiryÅ do, there are also stories where they chase around those who killed themselves, loiter around the place they died, appear to people they are close to and greet them, and try to kill those who they are close to in order to bring them to the other world.[3]
In the TÅno Monogatari, there was a story where after a father who had a daughter died, the father's shiryÅ appeared before the daughter, and tried to take her away. The daughter became afraid, and she was able to get relatives and friends to come, but even then the father's shiryÅ appeared to try to take her away, and it is said that after one month, he finally stopped appearing.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 æ–°æ‘出 ç·¨ (1991). 広辞苑 (第4版 ed.). 岩波書店. pp. 1311é . ISBN 978-4-00-080101-0.
- ↑ æ–°æ‘出編 (1991). 広辞苑 (第5版 ed.). 岩波書店. pp. 1360é . ISBN 978-4-00-080111-9.
- ↑ 今野円輔 (2004). 日本怪談集 幽霊篇. ä¸å…¬æ–‡åº« 下. ä¸å¤®å…¬è«–新社. pp. 13–38é . ISBN 978-4-12-204465-4.
- ↑ 柳田國男 (2004). "é 野物語拾éº". é 野物語. è§’å·ã‚½ãƒ•ィア文庫. è§’å·æ›¸åº—. pp. 153é . ISBN 978-4-04-308320-6.
- ↑ 今野円輔 (2004). 日本怪談集 幽霊篇. ä¸å…¬æ–‡åº« 上. ä¸å¤®å…¬è«–新社. pp. 194–195é . ISBN 978-4-12-204464-7.