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Shotoku: Ethnicity, Ritual, and Violence in the Japanese Buddhist Tradition Como, Michael I. (Professor of Religion, Professor of Religion, College of William and Mary)
Shotoku: Ethnicity, Ritual, and Violence in the Japanese Buddhist Tradition
Como, Michael I. (Professor of Religion, Professor of Religion, College of William and Mary)
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.
252 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 24, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195188615 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 160 × 239 × 23 mm · 544 g |
| Language | English |