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>how do foxes see themselves in a spiritual sense? are they blessed messengers of the divine? or are they simply another mundane species seeking to commune with a higher power?
i think foxes consider themselves a "higher power". with their spiritual practices simply being a series of rituals they use to bolster their inherent mythical powers.
>what are their tenets? simply copy pasted shinto moral teachings? what superstitions do they believe in? and how strictly do they enforce such rules?
im not well-versed in shinto teachings, so i cant really speak on that. but im sure they have inane superstitions and the like which many believe to varying degrees. i dont expect there to be much enforcement of dogma, barring practitioners in dedicated religious institution and select fanatical households. foxes are meant to be free, after all.
>how do they go about proselytizing? do they go up to clueless men and start reciting their sacred texts? or is having 18 children with him and raising them to be proper godfearing kits good enough?
they will be very subtle about it, likely not pushing much for it until you are a few kits deep and suddenly have to participate in some important fox tradition at the local shrine.