Fictional thought exercise

[chipotle]

In a setting that is an alternate version of feudal Japan, with races of anthropomorphic animals instead of humans but no other (overt) magic and myth, what would it mean for a fox-person to be a kitsune?

Comments

Found a Resource!

[vulpesrex.livejournal.com]

http://academia.issendai.com/fox-index.shtml

While it has been a while since this site was last updated, I found it to be well-researched, well-documented, and well-written.

And while it doesn't really address your thought-problem, it give a better insite into the differences in how fox stories have developed and spread across Asia, and the distinguishing differences from culture to culture, as well as the fundamentals common to them.