Making Pilgrimages: Meaning And Practice In Shikoku,New Michael A Alan Richardson

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Making Pilgrimages: Meaning And Practice In Shikoku,New Michael A Alan RichardsonThis Study Involves A Fourteenhundredkilometerlong Pilgrimage Around Japans Fourth Largest Island, Shikoku. In Traveling The Circuit Of The Eightyeight Buddhist Temples That Make Up The Route, Pilgrims Make Their Journey Together With Kb Daishi (774835), The Holy Miracleworking Figure Who Is At The Heart Of The Pilgrimage. Once Seen As A Marginal Practice, Recent Media Portrayal Of The Pilgrimage As A Symbol Of Japanese Cultural Heritage Has Greatly