The Code of the Samurai: A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke
A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke
$24.75
- Hardcover
128 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2018
Summary
Learn the ways of the Japanese Bushido Code with this very readable, modern translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu.
Code of the Samurai is a four-hundred-year-old explication of the rules and expectations embodied in Bushido, the Japanese Way of the Warrior. Bushido has played a significant role in shaping the behavior of modern Japanese government, corporations, society, and individuals, as well as in developing modern Japanese martial arts…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780804831901 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0804831904 |
| Author: | Thomas Cleary, Oscar Ratti |
| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Imprint: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2018 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 135mm x 195mm |
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Critics Review
”…useful for students of the modern and classical martial arts and well worth buying.“-Meik Skoss, Koryu.com
“…useful for students of the modern and classical martial arts and well worth buying.” –Meik Skoss, Koryu.com
“This is a compelling, well-written translation.” –Lawrence Kane, author of The Little Black Book of Violence and The Way of Kata
“…a wonderful book for anyone who wants to understand the ideals behind the true warrior.”–Bohdi Sanders, author of Warrior Wisdom: Ageless Wisdom for the Modern Warrior
Thomas Cleary
Thomas Cleary is one of the best known and most accomplished translators of the wisdom of Asia. He holds a doctorate in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University. Cleary has translated Soul of the Samurai, Samurai Wisdom, The Art of War and Secrets of the Japanese Art of Warfare, as well as over 70 other titles on martial arts philosophy, Buddhism, Taoism and religion.
Oscar Ratti co-authored Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere and Secrets of the Samurai: The Martial Arts of Feudal Japan, and was a frequent contributor of artwork and essays to major publications.
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