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This was an interesting read, however it just occured to me that it barely, if ever, dealt with the topic of foxes taking other shapes than human. I didn't hear of alot of them in other document, as they focused on Japan and not China, but they did mention at least one case where a fox had allegedly taken the shape or created the illusion of a train.

I would disagree that in the European context, even if just western and central, animals cannot gain human shape. It is not common but saying it never happened...

Why does the author once again speak of "shape-changing fox spirits"? Just over the course of the last few pages she constantly spoke of foxes refining their forms, of cheating fate not to be killed and of wanting to achieve immortality. What on earth does "spirit" mean to her that she does not see a contradiction between her use of the word and the content of the stories and her own texts?

Although the fox may share its roles as trickster, femme fatale, and petty deity with supernatural creatures in other cultures, particularly European fairies, the role of earnest student seems unique to the Chinese tradition.
That might be true. I never heard it for Japan. Not sure about Korea due to lack of information.

So that was the last part of "The Fox Romance", now lets see what "Becoming Xian, Arousing Yao: Foxes and Meaning" has to offer