Pilgrims until we die: unending pilgrimage in Shikoku

The Shikoku pilgrimage, a 1400km, 88 temple circuit around Japan's 4th largest island, takes around 40 days by foot, or a week by car. Historically, Buddhist ascetics walked it without ceasing, creating a tradition of unending pilgrimage that continues in the present era, both by pilgrims on fo...

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Authors: Reader, Ian 1949- (Author) ; Shultz, John (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2021
In:Year: 2021
Series/Journal:Oxford scholarship online
Further subjects:B Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages (Japan) (Shikoku Region)
B Pilgrims and pilgrimages Psychology
B Shikoku Region (Japan) Religious life and customs
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780197573587
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Summary:The Shikoku pilgrimage, a 1400km, 88 temple circuit around Japan's 4th largest island, takes around 40 days by foot, or a week by car. Historically, Buddhist ascetics walked it without ceasing, creating a tradition of unending pilgrimage that continues in the present era, both by pilgrims on foot and by others in cars. Some spend decades walking the pilgrimage, while others drive it repeatedly, completing hundreds of pilgrimage circuits. Some have only done the pilgrimage a few times but already imagine themselves as unending pilgrims and intend to do it 'until we die'. Featuring extensive fieldwork and interviews, this study of Japan's most famous Buddhist pilgrimage presents new theoretical perspectives on pilgrimage in general, along with rich ethnographic examples of pilgrimage practices in contemporary Japan.
Item Description:Also issued in print: 2021. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 15, 2021)
ISBN:0197573622
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197573587.001.0001