Where does “降霊術” come from?

降霊術 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 術, from Middle Chinese 術.

降霊術 (Japanese): necromancy

Definitions

  1. necromancy

Ancestry of “降霊術”, step by step

降霊術 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 術

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese術technique; art; way, means
2Middle Chinese術—

via Japanese 降霊

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese降霊calling the spirits of the dead; spiritualism; to...
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