The Vicissitudes of a Medieval Japanese Warrior

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The Vicissitudes of a Medieval Japanese Warrior. / Oxenbøll, Morten.

In: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Vol. 17, No. 1, 2007, p. 43-54.

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Oxenbøll, M 2007, 'The Vicissitudes of a Medieval Japanese Warrior', Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 43-54.

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Oxenbøll, M. (2007). The Vicissitudes of a Medieval Japanese Warrior. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 17(1), 43-54.

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Oxenbøll M. The Vicissitudes of a Medieval Japanese Warrior. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 2007;17(1):43-54.

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Oxenbøll, Morten. / The Vicissitudes of a Medieval Japanese Warrior. In: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 2007 ; Vol. 17, No. 1. pp. 43-54.

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