"Yijiang Zhong analyses the formation of Shinto as a complex and diverse religious tradition in early modern Japan, 1600-1868. Highlighting the role of the god Okuninushi and the mythology centered on the Izumo Shrine in western Japan as part of this process, he shows how and wh…
In 1543 three Portuguese merchants entered a turbulent Japan, bringing with them the first firearms the Japanese had ever seen: simple matchlock muskets called arquebuses. They proved a decisive addition to the Japanese armoury, as for centuries the samurai had fought only with …
In 1543 three Portuguese merchants entered a turbulent Japan, bringing with them the first firearms the Japanese had ever seen: simple matchlock muskets called arquebuses. They proved a decisive addition to the Japanese armoury, as for centuries the samurai had fought only with …
by McBride, Angus, Bryant, Anthony J.
fromElite series
by McBride, Angus, Bryant, Anthony J.
fromElite series
by McBride, Angus, Bryant, Anthony J.
fromElite series
by Turnbull, Stephen R., Reynolds, Wayne
fromWarrior series
by Turnbull, Stephen R., Reynolds, Wayne
fromWarrior series
From the 10th to the mid-17th century, religious organizations 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.
