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Adolphson, Mikael S., 1961-

The teeth and claws of the Buddha monastic warriors and sōhei in Japanese history / [electronic resource] : Monastic warriors and sōhei in Japanese history Mikael S. Adolphson. - Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2007. - xvi, 212 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-200) and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Boulder, Colo. :
NetLibrary,
2008.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries.

ISBN: 9781435666313 (electronic bk.) 1435666313 (electronic bk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Buddhist monks as soldiers--History.--Japan
Buddhism--History--Japan--To 1185.
Buddhism--History--Japan--1185-1600.
Boeddhisme.
Krijgskunde.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Japan--History, Military--Religious aspects.
Japan.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BQ680.M65 / A36 2007eb

Dewey Class. No.: 306.2/70952