Taira no Atsumori or melancholic ahimshā as “cold steel”

In this article we will examine the personality of one of the most important characters in <em>Heike monogatari</em>, the young samurai Taira no Atsumori, and his view of the war and the trade of warrior. Likewise, we will focus on how this historic character is portrayed in some <em&...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fernando Cid Lucas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de León 2012-05-01
Series:Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas
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Online Access:http://revpubli.unileon.es/ojs/index.php/artesmarciales/article/view/8