The Pocket Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Yamamoto Tsunetomo, William Scott Wilson (Translator)Series:Shambhala Pocket LibraryPublish date:2019-08-13Pages:248
Language:EnglishPublisher:ShambhalaISBN-13:9781611806991ISBN-10:1611806992UPC:9781611806991Book Category:Philosophy, Sports & Recreation, ReligionBook Subcategory:Eastern, Martial Arts, BuddhismBook Topic:ZenSize:6.60 x 4.30 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.4409Product ID:SCZB3886Y6
The Pocket Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
The definitive translation of the seminal treatise on the code of the samurai. Living and dying with bravery and honor is at the heart of Hagakure, a series of over 1,300 short texts written by eighteenth-century samurai Yamamoto Tsunetomo. These texts illuminate the classic Japanese concept of bushido (the Way of the Warrior), which dictated how samurai were expected to behave, conduct...
Series: Shambhala Pocket Library
Language:EnglishPublisher:ShambhalaISBN-13:9781611806991ISBN-10:1611806992UPC:9781611806991Book Category:Philosophy, Sports & Recreation, ReligionBook Subcategory:Eastern, Martial Arts, BuddhismBook Topic:ZenSize:6.60 x 4.30 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.4409Product ID:SCZB3886Y6
WILLIAM SCOTT WILSON is the foremost translator into English of traditional Japanese texts on samurai culture. He received BA degrees from Dartmouth College and the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies, and an MA in Japanese literary studies from the University of Washington. His best-selling books include The Book of Five Rings; The Unfettered Mind; and The Lone Samurai, a biography of Miyamoto...
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