Description In The Buddhist Goddess Marishiten, David A.
He has published translations and articles on Japanese Buddhist and Warrior culture including An Encyclopedia of Japanese Martial Arts (Kodansha, 2012)..
Berkeley, is Professor and Director of the Cyber Watch Center at Montgomery College, MD.
C. (1990), U.
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Hall, Ph.
About the Author David A.
Hall convincingly explains how these rituals aimed at preparing the Warrior for combat and acted as an antidote for the toxicity of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) when the Warrior returned from the battlefield.
David A.
In examining the psychological effects of these rituals on the Japanese Warrior this volume moves beyond a narrowly focused examination of a religious cult.
Hall provides an in-depth exploration of the Buddhist Cult of the Warrior Goddess M r c ; its Evolution in India, China, and Japan; its texts and their audience; its rituals; and, finally, its efficacy as experienced by the Japanese Warrior class--the bushi or samurai.
Description In The Buddhist Goddess Marishiten, David A
