Pilgrimage and Peregrination: Contextualizing the Saikoku Junrei and the Shikoku Henro
This article provides a general theoretical overview ofJapanese pilgrimage while concentrating on the Saikoku and Shikoku multi-site pilgrimages. Japanese pilgrimage practice is placed in a broader perspective by comparison with practices in other countries. Pilgrimages in the Buddhist cultural sphe...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[1997]
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 1997, Volume: 24, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 271-299 |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
B Religious Studies B Stupas B Pilgrimages B Priests B Religious rituals B Japanese culture B Poetry B Religious places B Prefectures |
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