근세(近世) 서민의 ‘다비(旅)’에 관한 연구-「시나노노미치노키(信濃のみちの紀)」를 중심으로-

Abstract

Modern period is when common people could begin going on ‘Tabi’ fairly without restriction. The main reason of ‘Tabi’ boom around the nation is that Isemairi became prevalent instead of Kumano worship, which had been going on since the medieval period. The ‘Tabi’ before the modern time was a holy ritual based on strong devotion. The course was often harsh and painful that travelers on ‘Tabi’ sometimes had to risk their lives while at it. However, as the transportations and infrastructures get established and ‘Tabi’ becomes popular in modern times, common people began to combine worship with tourism and amusement. For them, ‘Tabi’ was a divine experience of communion with gods and Buddha, yet a best chance to get out of everyday life and to encounter broader world. The main purpose of this dissertation is to observe the common people’s ‘Tabi’ related to religious belief : what they pursued through the ‘Tabi’, and furthermore what kind of effect the ‘Tabi’ brought to the society of modern time. Specifically, the historical background of worship will be studied, and「Sinanonomichinoki」, written by Kyoto’s poet Simura Kyouka after her worship on Zenkouzi, will be analyzed.