EDIT: it's called Ceremonial Preparations!! I made a mistake because I'm a fool. RIP. But the question about the armor remains...
In Kunitsu-Gami, if Soh is a spirit given physical form by Yoshiro, who puts this armor on?
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Looking up Procession, I saw mention of 'the emanation of the Holy Spirit' in Christianity.
(In the original Aramaic scriptures, the Holy Spirit is She and Mother, considered to be the feminine side of God as God is All.)
Ignoring theology of Christianity because this is a Japanese game, it's interesting that this followed 'The Sacrifice' scroll because it really does seem like Soh emanated from Yoshiro.
But why does the armor exist on its own when it's clearly magical in the game? Soh loses most of it when Batsu steals it. (In a trailer of the game, it's said that the Seethe are attempting to steal Yoshiro's power. Interesting that it applies to Soh since most Seethe will ignore Soh and make a beeline for Yoshiro, unless you're fighting a boss.)
The idea of the Holy Spirit exists across religions in different names.(including the term 'soul').
But if I recall it's purpose, then one could say it's Soh's role.
Yoshiro is similar to the archetype that Jesus belongs to; sacrificing herself for the sins of others, being divine, accompanied by a spirit. Even inheriting the power of the Goddess she devoted herself to.
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Yoshiro walks the path of the Goddess and 'Birth of a Goddess' is a scroll. Soh emanating from Goddess Yoshiro? Maybe. But I think they're ultimately one and combined, create the goddess.
(Manly P Hall has a nice lecture on the soul as the immortal friend.)
“Reincarnation is what happens when someone takes rebirth after the predecessor's passing away; emanation is when manifestations take place without the source's passing away."
So...this fits...
Reading more on this idea, although very briefly, 'the emanation body', to me, sounds like the soul and it's ability to take on many forms, including that of an animal. And of course, it's ability to be helpful.
About maidens and cleansing impurity...Lily from Enders Lillies also fits here.
The Divine Maiden archetype accompanied by spirits and cleansing a type of sin/defilement/sickness. Yorda from Ico too, possibly. Able to destroy the pursuing dark spirits and becoming weaker, eventually turning into pure darkness at the end which is revealed to be her true form. She's also stronger in this form.