Posts Tagged ‘namazu’

Namazu Catfish: Earthquakes, Cosmic Justice, and Helper Of the Poor

All cultures have traditional explanations for natural disasters that pre-date scientific explanations. In Japanese culture, at least since the 15th century, earthquakes have been associated with Namazu, a monstrous catfish believed to exist in the subterranean realm. The giant catfish was also associated with rectification of an unjust social order that was the result of […]

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