Samurai Wisdom

Lessons from Japan's Warrior Culture - Five Classic Texts on Bushido

Thomas Cleary (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2009
Tuttle Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-8048-4008-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Presents fresh translations of five classic works on Bushido, the way of the samurai warrior that provided the core ideals and lessons that taught the samurai how to lead a proper life under the martial philosophy of Bushido.

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The philosophy and strategies of the samurai are explained in this title. "Wisdom of the Samurai" presents new translations of five classic works on Bushido, the way of the samurai warrior. These works, all authored by the scholar Yamaga Soko or his disciples, provided the core ideals and lessons that taught the samurai how to lead a proper life under the martial philosophy of Bushido. Yamaga's writings inspired the transformation of the samurai from a feudal warrior class to a group with great intellectual, political, and ethical leadership and influence. Somewhat similar to "Code of the Samurai", but much longer, more detailed, and the product of a different school of samurai thought.

Autor

Thomas Cleary is one of the best known and most accomplished translators of the ancient wisdom of Asia. His work includes The Art of War, The Book of Five Rings, Code of the Samurai, Soul of the Samurai and Secrets of the Japanese Art of Warfare, as well as over 70 other books on Asian martial history and philosophy, Buddhism and Taoism.

Produkt-Details

• Verlagsort: Boston
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 134 x 203 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
• ISBN-10: 0-8048-4008-3 / 0804840083
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8048-4008-8 / 9780804840088
• Zustand: Neuware