Shotoku: ethnicity, ritual, and violence in the japanese buddhist tradition
Auteur :
Como, Michael I.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195188615
Date de publication :
24 avr. 2008
Dimensions :
23,9 x 16,0 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
544 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.