Japanese Fortified Temples and Monasteries Ad 710-1602 by Stephen Turnbull

Japanese Fortified Temples and Monasteries Ad 710-1602

Fortress

Stephen Turnbull with Peter Dennis (Illustrator)

64 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
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From the 10th century onwards the great Japanese monastic foundations of Nara and Mount Hiei maintained large armies of warlike monks. The tempestuous political rivalries that developed between the different orders of monks and religiously inspire...

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