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The teeth and claws of the Buddha [electronic resource] : monastic warriors and sōhei in Japanese history / Mikael S. Adolphson.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2007.Description: xvi, 212 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781435666313 (electronic bk.)
  • 1435666313 (electronic bk.)
Other title:
  • Monastic warriors and sōhei in Japanese history
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 306.2/70952 22
LOC classification:
  • BQ680.M65 A36 2007eb
Online resources:
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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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.

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