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

Title
The teeth and claws of the Buddha : monastic warriors and sōhei in Japanese history / Mikael S. Adolphson.
Author
Adolphson, Mikael S., 1961-
Publication
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2007.

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xvi, 212 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
Alternative Title
Monastic warriors and sōhei in Japanese history
Subject
  • Buddhist monks as soldiers > Japan > History
  • Buddhism > Japan > History > To 1185
  • Buddhism > Japan > History > 1185-1600
  • Japan > History, Military > Religious aspects
Bibliography (note)
  • 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.
Call Number
*OLWL 07-4331
ISBN
  • 0824830644 (alk. paper)
  • 0824831233 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780824830649 (alk. paper)
  • 9780824831233 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2006025432
OCLC
70866960
Author
Adolphson, Mikael S., 1961-
Title
The teeth and claws of the Buddha : monastic warriors and sōhei in Japanese history / Mikael S. Adolphson.
Imprint
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2007.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-200) and index.
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