CHAPTER I. The Buddhist Temples

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. Map of Central Japan in the Sixteenth Century 1
5. INTRODUCTION 3
6. PART ONE. The Protagonists
7. CHAPTER I. The Buddhist Temples 15
8. CHAPTER II. Oda Nobunaga 59
9. PART TWO: The Conflict
10. INTRODUCTION 97
11. CHAPTER III. The Eradication of the Buddhist Temples’ Military Power 99
12. CHAPTER IV. The Suppression of the Buddhist Temples’ Economic Power 162
13. CONCLUSION 217
14. PART THREE: The Result
15. INTRODUCTION 233
16. CHAPTER V. The Place of Buddhism in Japanese Society Redefined 236
17. CHAPTER VI. “Post-Buddhist” Japan 264
18. Notes 285
19. Bibliography 411
20. Index 425
21. Backmatter 442