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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Main Author: Fernando Cid Lucas (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Universidad de León, 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary: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>Noh</em> plays, in which his tormented soul refused epics chants and honors achieved in the battlefield, in the search of its eternal rest through religious path.
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