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PublisherShambhala Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-101611801877

ISBN-139781611801873

eBay Product ID (ePID)201636063

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Book TitleHagakure (Shambhala Pocket Classic) : the Book of the Samurai

Number of Pages416 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAsia / Japan, Martial Arts & Self-Defense, Eastern

Publication Year2014

GenrePhilosophy, Sports & Recreation, History

AuthorYamamoto Tsunetomo

Book SeriesShambhala Pocket Classics Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight5 oz

Item Length4.5 in

Item Width3 in

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SynopsisThe seminal treatise on the code of the samurai--now available as a Shambhala Pocket Classic. Hagakure is a treatise on the samurai code written by Yamamoto Tsunetomo, an eighteenth-century samurai. It's a guide, organized as a loose collection of thoughts, on how samurai should conduct themselves. This philosophy--bushido, or "the way of the samurai"--is, according to Tsunetomo, essentially a Way of death or dying. This embracing of death with honor and courage is the core theme of Hagakure --and part of its allure. This edition, translated by the esteemed translator William Scott Wilson, is considered the definitive version of this classic. No other translator has so thoroughly and eruditely rendered this text into English. Wilson's introduction casts Hagakure in a different light than ever before. In Tsunetomo's time, the Way of death was a nuanced concept that related heavily to the Zen idea of the death of the ego. Wilson's 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 NumberBJ971.B8Y33213 2015