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| Gemini´s fantasy picture of the Ikko-Ikki rebels |
I blogged about the Ikko-Ikki before. Apparently, they are often seen as crazy religious fanaticos by Western commentators, some kind of Buddhoid Taliban of late medieval Japan. A more romantic version, I suppose, is that they were surprisingly succesful peasant rebels.
The links below go to a non-scholarly blog of a person who describes himself as a "history nerd". It turns out that the truth about the Ikko-Ikki is complex, although strong religious convictions and plebeian anger certainly played major roles.
Note that the blogger is a former follower of Jodo Shinshu, the Buddhist sect rightly or wrongly associated with the Ikko-Ikki...
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