Osprey Publishing FOR 34 Fortress Japanese Fortified Temples and Monasteries AD 710–1602

Osprey PublishingSKU: OSP00061034

Description

Description

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.


Product details

Published Aug 10 2005
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 64
ISBN 9781841768267
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 3 b/w; 53 col
Dimensions 10 x 7 inches
Series Fortress
Short code FOR 34
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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