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The teeth and claws of the Buddha, monastic warriors and sohei in Japanese history, Mikael S. Adolphson

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The teeth and claws of the Buddha, monastic warriors and sohei in Japanese history, Mikael S. Adolphson
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.governmentPublication
government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
Illustrations
illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The teeth and claws of the Buddha
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Mikael S. Adolphson
Sub title
monastic warriors and sohei in Japanese history
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: sohei and Benkei -- Sohei, Benkei, and monastic warriors: historical perspectives
resource.variantTitle
Monastic warriors and sohei in Japanese history
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