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Jizō, Healing Rituals, and Women in Japan |
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Moto-Sanchez, Milla Micka
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Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
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| Volume | v.43 n.2 |
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| Date | 2016 |
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| Pages | 307 - 331 |
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| Publisher | Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture=南山宗教文化研究所 |
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http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/en/
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| Location | 名古屋, 日本 [Nagoya, Japan] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Keyword | Jizō; savior; ritual; mizuko kuyō; women; healing; empowerment |
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| Abstract | The bodhisattva Jizō in Japan has long been associated with a stone figure of a child monk, wearing a red bib and standing on the roadside in the quaint landscape of rural Japan. Assumed to have originated as Kşitigarbha in India, this bodhisattva has been worshipped as the protector of children and travelers, but more importantly, as the savior par excellence in the underworld, especially by women in Japan. This article explores how women have played a key role in popularizing Jizō worship in various forms. The main assertion is that women are the reason why Jizō worship as a whole has sustained its popularity throughout Japanese religious history, prompting new movements such as mizuko kuyō—a major gendered practice that not only heals but also empowers women. |
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| Table of contents | Historical Overview of Jizō Worship 310
Terms and textual evidence of Jizō 310
Historical background of Jizō worship and its connection with women 311
Textual evidence of Jizō and its connection with women 313
Development of Jizō Rituals 315
Women performers and children in sai no kawara 315
Contemporary Jizō Ritual 317
Mizuko kuyō : origin and background 317
Mizuko kuyō’s popularity among women 319
mizuko kuyō and women’s “personhood” 320
Rituals and serving others : a way of empowerment 321
Women, Healing, and Religiosity—A Conceptual Framework 322
Interactive process model 322
Four concepts 323
Conclusion 326 |
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| ISSN | 03041042 (P) |
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| DOI | 10.18874/jjrs.43.2.2016.307–331 |
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| Created date | 2017.08.17 |
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| Modified date | 2017.08.17 |
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