魂たま呼よばい

noun

calling back a dead soul; spirit-summoning ritual

Refers to a ritual or act of calling a deceased person's soul back from the afterlife. Often associated with traditional Japanese folk practices or Shinto rites. Compare 招魂 (しょうこん), which is a more common term for similar concepts.

See also: 招魂 (しょうこん)

• 村むらの祭まつりでは、古ふるくから魂たま呼よばいの儀ぎ式しきが行おこなわれている。

  At the village festival, a spirit-summoning ritual has been performed since ancient times.