KUBOVČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana. Kumano as a distinctive pilgrimage area in medieval Japan. In Travel and Mutual Understanding: East Asia, Europe and Beyond. 2016.
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Original name Kumano as a distinctive pilgrimage area in medieval Japan
Name in Czech Kumano jako výjimečná poutní oblast ve středověkém Japonsku
Authors KUBOVČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana.
Edition Travel and Mutual Understanding: East Asia, Europe and Beyond, 2016.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Presentations at conferences
Field of Study 60300 6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania: Academic Conference on Tourism and Mutual Understanding Travel and Mutual Understanding: East Asia, Europe and Beyond: Conference Program
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Keywords (in Czech) Kumano; Buddhism; Shinto; Shugendo; Sukhavati; Amida; pilgrimage; mandala; misogi
Keywords in English Kumano; buddhismus; šintó; šugendó, Sukhávatí; Amida; poute; mandala; misogi
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D., učo 237920. Changed: 31/3/2017 12:35.
Abstract
The mountainous area of Kumano in central Japan has served as a distinctive pilgrimage site that held the position for centuries. No tradition within the Japanese religious mosaique has omitted Kumano as its important pilgrimage site; it is equally prominent in Buddhism as well as in Shinto and the ascetic sect of Shugendo, and it also holds the unique primacy as a pilgrimage site that was open for women. Hence, it has historically been the sole area in Japan that was visited by both men- and women-pilgrims, elevating it not only to a popular pilgrimage site, but truly a distinct religious and cultural centre. Therefore, it is my aim to present the Kumano area of medieval Japan based on its varied contextual meaning, as well as to explore it as viewed by its visitors, the pilgrims.
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MUNI/FR/1472/2015, interní kód MUName: Buddhism: teaching, practice, and rituals
Investor: Masaryk University
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