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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 [electronic resource] : 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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Description

1 online resource (xvi, 212 p.) : ill., maps.

Uniform Title

Teeth and claws of the Buddha (Online)

Alternative Title

Teeth and claws of the Buddha (Online)
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.

Access (note)

Access restricted to authorized users.

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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