The teeth and claws of the Buddha monastic warriors and sōhei in Japanese history /

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1. Verfasser: Adolphson, Mikael S., 1961-
Körperschaft: ebrary, Inc
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2007.
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • 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.