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The teeth and claws of the Buddha : monastic warriors and sōhei in Japanese history / Mikael S. Adolphson.
Author
Adolphson, Mikael S., 1961-
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Format
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Language
English
Published/Created
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©2007.
Description
xvi, 212 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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BQ680.M65 A36 2007
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Subject(s)
Buddhist monks as soldiers
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Japan
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History
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Buddhism
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Japan
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History
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To 1185
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Buddhism
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Japan
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History
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1185-1600
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Japan
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History, Military
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Religious aspects
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Summary note
"The Teeth and Claws of the Buddha puts East Asian religious violence in its proper milieu. Its intelligent and cogent analysis will be of great interest to scholars and students of early Japanese history and religion as well as specialists in premodern Buddhism and religion in China and Korea."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-200) and index.
Contents
Discourses on religious violence and armed clerics
The contexts of monastic violence and warfare
The fighting servants of the Buddha
The teeth and claws of the Buddha: noble monks and monk-commanders
Constructed traditions: sōhei and Benkei
Sōhei, Benkei, and monastic warriors: historical perspectives.
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Monastic warriors and sōhei in Japanese history
ISBN
0824830644 ((alk. paper))
0824831233 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
9780824830649 ((alk. paper))
9780824831233 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2006025432
OCLC
70866960
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