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This chapter focuses on the most common way to do multiple pilgrimages: by vehicle. It also examines the social dimensions of such performance, initially by examining pilgrimage confraternities, usually centred around a leader revered as a spiritual authority, and how they create a culture of encouraging repeat pilgrimages. The chapter then looks at the most common social grouping doing multiple Shikoku pilgrimages by vehicle: husband and wife couples. These examples also draw attention to enjoyment as a prominent factor in pilgrimage. The chapter then looks at individuals who drive multiple times around the pilgrimage, particularly those who sleep in their cars to do speedier and more frequent pilgrimages. The chapter outlines the motivations and practices of such pilgrims and indicates that hybrid pilgrimage performance—trying out various ways of doing it—also plays a part in the culture of repetition. |
