War and faith
Subtitle: Ikkō ikki in late Muromachi Japan
By: Carol Richmond Tsang
Series: Harvard East Asian monographs -- 288
Publisher: Harvard University Asia Center; Distributed by Harvard University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 315
ISBN-13: 9780674025097
Subjects: Ikkō uprisings; Shin (Sect) -- History
Description: "Carol Richmond Tsang delves into the complex and often contradictory relationship between ikko leagues and the Honganji institution within the context of sengoku Japan. Moving beyond the simplistic characterization of ikki as peasant uprisings, the author argues cogently for a fuller picture of ikko ikki as a force in medieval Japanese history. By exploring the political motivations and machinations of the Honganji and the diverse aims and allegiances of its ikko followers, Tsang complicates our understanding of ikko ikki as a multifaceted example of how religion and religious belief played out in a society in conflict."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-300) and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Honganji and its world; title: Rennyo and the first Ikkō ikki, 1457-1475; title: New headquarters, new Ikki, 1475-1489; title: Ikki and a patriarch's orders, 1489-1525; title: Increasing secular power, 1525-1554; title: From peak to defeat, 1554-1580; title: Conclusion