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Shōtoku : ethnicity, ritual, and violence in the Japanese Buddhist tradition /

Prince Shotoku (573?-622?), the purported founder of Japanese Buddhism, is widely referred to as Japan's first national hero. The cult that grew up around his memory is recognized as one of the most important phenomena in early Japanese religion. This book examines the creation and evolution of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Como, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Prince Shotoku (573?-622?), the purported founder of Japanese Buddhism, is widely referred to as Japan's first national hero. The cult that grew up around his memory is recognized as one of the most important phenomena in early Japanese religion. This book examines the creation and evolution of the Shotoku cult over the roughly 200 years following his deatha period that saw a series of revolutionary developments in the history of Japanese religion. Michael Como highlights the activities of a cluster of kinship groups who claimed descent from ancestors from the Korean kingdom of Silla. He skill.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 240 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-225) and index.
ISBN:9780198040736
0198040733
1281162701
9781281162700
9786611162702
6611162704