Legacies of the sword : the Kashima-Shinryū and samurai martial culture /

"Western scholars and educators are generally far less familiar with the samurai in his original - and, ostensibly, primary - role as warrior and master of arms than in his other functions as landowner, feudal lord, literateur, or philosopher. Yet any attempt to comprehend fully the samurai wit...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Friday, Karl F.
Andere auteurs: Seki, Fumitake, 1937-
Formaat: Licensed eBooks
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Honolulu, Hawaii : University of Hawai'i Press ©1997.
Online toegang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvsrj6t
Inhoudsopgave:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  • FOREWORD
  • PREFACE
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Heritage and Tradition
  • 3. The Philosophy and Science of Combat
  • 4. The Martial Path
  • Epilogue
  • APPENDIXES
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX
  • About the Authors.