The Teeth and Claws of the Buddha /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Adolphson, Mikael S., 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Buddhism > Japan > History > 1185-1600.
Buddhism > Japan > History > To 1185.
Buddhist monks as soldiers > Japan > History.
Japan > History, Military > Religious aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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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