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 inspired laymen ensured that their temples and monasteries had to be securely sited and robustly defended. This books recreates these enormous fortified monasteries and temples, tracing their development from the 10th century through to the Sengoku Jidai period and the rise of the power of the shogunate under Tokugawa Ieyasu.
| ISBN: | 9781841768267 |
| Publication date: | 10th August 2005 |
| Author: | Stephen R Turnbull, Peter Dennis |
| Publisher: | Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 64 pages |
| Series: | Fortress |
| Genres: |
Architecture History Warfare and defence |
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 inspired laymen ensured that their temples and monasteries had to be securely sited and robustly defended. This books recreates these enormous fortified monasteries and temples, tracing their development from the 10th century through to the Sengoku Jidai period and the rise of the power of the shogunate under Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Japanese Fortified Monasteries, AD 949-1603 features in the following genres: Architecture, History, Warfare and defence
Japanese Fortified Monasteries, AD 949-1603 is available in Paperback
Japanese Fortified Monasteries, AD 949-1603 was written by Stephen R Turnbull, Peter Dennis and published by Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing
Japanese Fortified Monasteries, AD 949-1603 has 64 pages
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