Hagakure: Book of the Samurai - Softcover

Tsunetomo, Yamamoto

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1456303759 ISBN 13: 9781456303754

Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010

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Book by Tsunetomo Yamamoto

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Hagakure ("In the Shadow of Leaves"') is a manual for the samurai classes consisting of a series of short anecdotes and reflections that give both insight and instruction--in the philosophy and code of behavior that foster the true spirit of Bushido--the Way of the Warrior. It is not a book of philosophy as most would understand the word: it is a collection of thoughts and sayings recorded over a period of seven years, and as such covers a wide variety of subjects, often in no particular sequence. The work represents an attitude far removed from our modern pragmatism and materialism, and posesses an intuitive rather than rational appeal in its assertion that Bushido is a Way of Dying, and that only a samurai retainer prepared and willing to die at any moment can be totally true to his lord. While Hagakure was for many years a secret text known only to the warrior vassals of the Hizen fief to which the author belonged, it later came to be recognized as a classic exposition of samurai thought and came to influence many subsequent generations, including Yukio Mishima. (Text refers to a previous edition)

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• Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1456303759
• ISBN 13: 9781456303754
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 102