RT Article
T1 Pilgrimage, Modernity, Tourism, and Nostalgia: Tenrikyō’s Ojibagaeri in Post-colonial Taiwan
JF Japanese journal of religious studies
VO 44
IS 2
SP 281
OP 307
A1 Huang, Yueh-po
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1698446403
AB This article examines the practice of ojibagaeri as a means of gaining personal experience of spiritual development, self-empowerment, modernity, and nostalgia. Ojibagaeri is a pilgrimage holding a central position within the Tenrikyō tradition, attracting pilgrims both inside and beyond the geographical boundaries of Japan to embark on a journey to Tenri, the sanctuary said to be the original birth place, eventual destination, and home of humankind. This article will present Taiwanese perspectives on ojibagaeri and an ethnographic account of the pilgrimage in the present post-colonial Taiwanese situation. The author conducted fieldwork in Taiwan in 2009, 2011, and 2015, collecting evidence concerning religious journeys to Tenri and interviewing Taiwanese followers.
K1 Japanese culture
K1 Nostalgia
K1 Pilgrimages
K1 Postcolonialism
K1 Religious rituals
K1 Religious Studies
K1 Religious Tourism
DO 10.18874/jjrs.44.2.2017.281-307