…The term literally means “descendant of an imam,” but it usually refers to a sacred shrine found throughout Iran where a descendant of an imam or a person believed to be such is buried. It is no exaggeration to say that the religious life of Shiite Islam, especially that of women, is centered around imamzadeh or similarly functioning pir (saint shrine), qadamgāh (footprint shrine), and ziyaratgah (pilgrimage shrine). They come in a variety of forms, from famous ones with impressive structures that attract pilgrims from all over the country, such as Shah Abdul Azim in the southern suburbs of Tehran and Shah Cheragh in Shiraz, to small ones in village cemeteries or simply piled stones on the side of a mountain (usually called pir). … *Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Kadamgar" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…語義的には〈イマームの末裔〉の意味であるが,通常,イマームの子孫もしくはそう信じられた人物を埋葬した,イラン全域に見られる聖祠のこと。シーア派イスラムの,とくに女性にかかわる信仰生活は,イマームザーデあるいはそれと類似の機能をもつピールpīr(聖者祠),あるいはカダムガーqadamgāh(足跡祠),ジヤーラトガー(巡礼祠)などを中心に営まれているといっても過言でない。テヘラン南方郊外のシャー・アブドル・アジーム,シーラーズのシャー・チェラーグのように,広く全土から巡礼者を集める立派な建造物を伴う著名なものから,村外れの墓地に立つ小さなもの,あるいは山腹に単に石を積んだだけのもの(普通ピールと呼称)まで,その形態はさまざまである。… ※「カダムガー」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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