Format:
1 Online-Ressource (viii, 240 p)
ISBN:
0199851751
,
9780199851751
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780195188615
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780195188615
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195188615.001.0001
