THE IDEOLOGY OF LANDSCAPE AND THE THEATER OF STATE : INSEI PILGRIMAGE TO KUMANO (1090-1220)

@article{Moerman1997THEIO,
  title={THE IDEOLOGY OF LANDSCAPE AND THE THEATER OF STATE : INSEI PILGRIMAGE TO KUMANO (1090-1220)},
  author={D. Max Moerman},
  journal={Japanese Journal of Religious Studies},
  year={1997},
  volume={24},
  pages={347-374}
}
  • D. Moerman
  • Published 1 November 1997
  • History
  • Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
The Kumano shrines were among the most popular pilgrimage sites of medieval Japan, drawing devotees across geographic, sectarian, class, and gender barriers. Yet this pilgrimage, which is often seen as a paradigmatic and formative example of Japanese popular religion, was instituted by the country’s ruling elite as an elaborate ritual of state. This essay examines the origins of Kumano pilgrimage in the Insei period to suggest how ideological concerns informed religious practices. By exploring… 
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