Description: Way of the 88 Temples : Journeys on the Shikoku Pilgrimage, Paperback by Sibley, Robert C., ISBN 081394211X, ISBN-13 9780813942117, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Compelled to seek something more than what modern society has to offer, Robert Sibley turned to an ancient setting for help in recovering what has been lost. The Henro Michi is one of the oldest and most famous pilgrimage routes in Japan. It consists of a circuit of eighty-eight temples around the perimeter of Shikoku, the smallest of Japan's four main islands. Every henro, or pilgrim, is said to follow in the footsteps of Kobo Daishi, the ninth-century ascetic who founded the Shingon sect of Buddhism. Over the course of two months, the author walked this 1,400-kilometer route (roughly 870 miles), visiting the sacred sites and performing their prescribed himself a gaijin, or foreigner, Sibley saw no other pilgrim on the trail who was not Japanese. Some of the people he met became not only close companions but also ardent teachers of the language and culture. These fellow pilgrims’ own stories add to the author’s narrative in unexpected and powerful ways. Sibley’s descriptions of the natural surroundings, the customs and etiquette, the temples and guesthouses will inspire any reader who has longed to escape the confines of everyday life and to embrace the emotional, psychological, and spiritual dimensions of a pilgrimage.
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Book Title: Way of the 88 Temples : Journeys on the Shikoku Pilgrimage
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Way of the 88 Temples : Journeys on the Shikoku Pilgrimage
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2018
Subject: Asia / Japan, Religious, Philosophy
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11.1 Oz
Subject Area: Travel, Religion, Biography & Autobiography
Author: Robert C. Sibley
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
