Japanese Fortified Temples and Monasteries AD 710-1602 (Fortress)
by Stephen Turnbull
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Author: Stephen TurnbullIllustrator: Peter Dennis
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-08-10
ISBN: 184176826X
Number of pages: 64
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
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Book Review: Excellent introductionary coverage.
Summary: 5 Stars
I found this book to be an excellent companion book to Turnbull's earlier Osprey Fortress series book on Japanese castles. Although the title read "AD 710 to 1602", most of the core coverage of this book lies with Sen-joku period of Japan, basically between 1540 to 1600.
A short book of 64 pages, the book divides itself into three basic parts. First part dealt with the basic history of these warrior monks whose European counterparts might be the Knight Templars or Hussites depending on how you looked at it. Second part dealt with the designs and concepts of these fortified temples and monasteries. Finally, the third part dealt with military history behind these fortified locations.
The book proves to be well written, researched and well illustrated. The three map illustrations of the major fortified religious centers during the Sen-joku period can be compared with the one built prior to it. These illustrations proves to be very handy and useful in giving a great overall understanding to the subject at hand.
This book will be a welcomed addition to any library whose reader got a great interest in Japanese samurai history. For a book so short, its proves to be highly informative.
Summary of Japanese Fortified Temples and Monasteries AD 710-1602 (Fortress)
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.Japan Books
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