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Pilgrims until we die : unending pilgrimage in Shikoku /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Reader, Ian, 1949- (Author), Shultz, John (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages > Japan > Shikoku Region.
Pilgrims and pilgrimages > Psychology.
Religious life.
Shikoku Region (Japan) > Religious life and customs.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The Shikoku pilgrimage : history, legends, ascetics, and the structure of repetition
  • Modern stimulations : money, health, time and commemoration
  • Living on the pilgrimage : perpetual itinerancy and 'professional pilgrims'
  • Attitudes, practices, schedules and triggers : addictive patterns and the intensity of performance
  • Pilgrims and their cars : sociability, scenery, faith and enjoyment
  • Walkers on the way : multiplicity, motivations, health and retirement
  • Concluding comments and new challenges.