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Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
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- ISBN
- 9781590309858
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1590309855
ISBN-13
9781590309858
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117183507
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hagakure : the Book of the Samurai
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Asia / Japan, Martial Arts & Self-Defense, Eastern
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Philosophy, Sports & Recreation, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-046433
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"This is a great book for anyone looking for a more centered way of life, or just some good advice about living." --Sacramento Book Review, "This is a great book for anyone looking for a more centered way of life, or just some good advice about living." -Sacramento Book Review
Dewey Decimal
170/.440952
Synopsis
A foremost scholar of samurai texts approaches this martial arts classic as a meditation on the Zen concept of "death of the ego"--offering a fresh translation unlike any other. Discover what it takes to be a samurai with the 18th-century martial arts treatise that delves into minds of legendary Japanese warriors. Living and dying with bravery and honor is at the heart of Hagakure , a series of texts written by an eighteenth-century samurai, Yamamoto Tsunetomo. It is a window into the samurai mind, illuminating the concept of bushido --the Way of the Warrior--which dictated how samurai were expected to behave, conduct themselves, live, and die. While Hagakure was for many years a secret text known only to the warrior vassals of the Nabeshima clan to which the author belonged, it later came to be recognized as a classic exposition of samurai thought. The original Hagakure consists of over 1,300 short texts that Tsunetomo dictated to a younger samurai over a seven-year period. William Scott Wilson has selected and translated here three hundred of the most representative of those texts to create an accessible distillation of this guide for samurai. No other translator has so thoroughly and eruditely rendered this text into English. For this edition, Wilson has added a new introduction that casts Hagakure in a different light than ever before. Tsunetomo refers to bushido as "the Way of death," a description that has held a morbid fascination for readers over the years. But in Tsunetomo's time, bushido was a nuanced concept that related heavily to the Zen concept of muga , the "death" of the ego. Wilson's revised introduction gives the historical and philosophical background for that more metaphorical reading of Hagakure , and through this lens, the classic takes on a fresh and nuanced appeal., Living and dying with bravery and honor is at the heart of Hagakure , a series of texts written by an eighteenth-century samurai, Yamamoto Tsunetomo. It is a window into the samurai mind, illuminating the concept of bushido (the Way of the Warrior), which dictated how samurai were expected to behave, conduct themselves, live, and die. While Hagakure was for many years a secret text known only to the warrior vassals of the Nabeshima clan to which the author belonged, it later came to be recognized as a classic exposition of samurai thought. The original Hagakure consists of over 1,300 short texts that Tsunetomo dictated to a younger samurai over a seven-year period. William Scott Wilson has selected and translated here three hundred of the most representative of those texts to create an accessible distillation of this guide for samurai. No other translator has so thoroughly and eruditely rendered this text into English. For this edition, Wilson has added a new introduction that casts Hagakure in a different light than ever before. Tsunetomo refers to bushido as "the Way of death," a description that has held a morbid fascination for readers over the years. But in Tsunetomo's time, bushido was a nuanced concept that related heavily to the Zen concept of muga , the "death" of the ego. Wilson's revised introduction gives the historical and philosophical background for that more metaphorical reading of Hagakure , and through this lens, the classic takes on a fresh and nuanced appeal., A foremost scholar of samurai texts approaches this martial arts classic as a meditation on the Zen concept of "death of the ego"-offering a fresh translation unlike any other. Discover what it takes to be a samurai withthe 18th-century martial arts treatise that delves into minds of legendary Japanese warriors. Living and dying with bravery and honor is at the heart of Hagakure , a series of texts written by an eighteenth-century samurai, Yamamoto Tsunetomo. It is a window into the samurai mind, illuminating the concept of bushido -the Way of the Warrior-which dictated how samurai were expected to behave, conduct themselves, live, and die. While Hagakure was for many years a secret text known only to the warrior vassals of the Nabeshima clan to which the author belonged, it later came to be recognized as a classic exposition of samurai thought. The original Hagakure consists of over 1,300 short texts that Tsunetomo dictated to a younger samurai over a seven-year period. William Scott Wilson has selected and translated here three hundred of the most representative of those texts to create an accessible distillation of this guide for samurai. No other translator has so thoroughly and eruditely rendered this text into English. For this edition, Wilson has added a new introduction that casts Hagakure in a different light than ever before. Tsunetomo refers to bushido as "the Way of death," a description that has held a morbid fascination for readers over the years. But in Tsunetomo's time, bushido was a nuanced concept that related heavily to the Zen concept of muga , the "death" of the ego. Wilson's revised introduction gives the historical and philosophical background for that more metaphorical reading of Hagakure , and through this lens, the classic takes on a fresh and nuanced appeal.
LC Classification Number
BJ971.B8Y33213 2012
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- 5***u (11)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseHad difficulties with receiving item due to it needing a signature and package repeatedly attempted delivery during hours when most people are at work. Seller was very communicative and accommodating. Item was as described. It was packaged extremely well, and is of a great value.