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Japanese Warrior Monks AD 949-1603

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Warrior - Middle Ages (500 - 1500 A.D.)

Last Stocked on 6/13/2024

Product Info

Title
Japanese Warrior Monks AD 949-1603
Publisher
Category
Author
Stephen Turnbull
Publish Year
2003
Pages
64
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147398689
MFG. Part #
OSPWAR070
Type
Softcover
Series
WAR70

Description

From the 10th to the mid-17th century, religious organisations played an important part in the social, political and military life in Japan. Known as sohei ('monk warriors') or yamabushi ('mountain warriors'), the warrior monks were anything but peaceful and meditative, and were a formidable enemy, armed with their distinctive, long-bladed naginata. The fortified cathedrals of the Ikko-ikki rivalled Samurai castles, and withstood long sieges. This title follows the daily life, training, motivation and combat experiences of the warrior monks from their first mention in AD 949 through to their suppression by the Shogunate in the years following the Sengoku-jidai period.