Shōtoku: ethnicity, ritual, and violence in the Japanese Buddhist tradition
Prince Shotoku, the purported founder of Japanese Buddhism, was one of the greatest cultural icons of pre-modern Japan. This book examines the creation and evolution of the Shotoku cult. It highlights the activities of a cluster of kinship groups who claimed descent from ancestors from the Korean ki...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Oxford
Oxford University Press
2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Shōtoku Taishi, Japan, Prinzregent 574-622
/ Cult
/ History 600-800
B Japan / Buddhism / History 600-800 |
| Further subjects: | B
Shōtoku Taishi
574?-622?
B Nihon-Shoki B Politische Gewalt B Amitabha-Buddhismus, Reines-Land Buddhismus, Pure-Land Buddhism, Jìngtûzōng, Jôdo Bukkyô, Jeongto-jong B History B GEschichtsschreibung, Legendenbildung B Buddhism Japan History, To 1185 B Buddhism Japan History To 1185 |
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| Summary: | Prince Shotoku, the purported founder of Japanese Buddhism, was one of the greatest cultural icons of pre-modern Japan. This book examines the creation and evolution of the Shotoku cult. It highlights the activities of a cluster of kinship groups who claimed descent from ancestors from the Korean kingdom of Silla. |
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| ISBN: | 0199851751 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195188615.001.0001 |