Bushido: The Classic Portrait of Samurai Martial Culture
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ISBN: 0804836280 / Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, December 2004
Looks at the seven values that make up the code of the samurai.
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<b>Japanese <i>Bushido</i> has played a major role in shaping modern Japanese society as well as the various modern Japanese martial arts within Japan and internationally.</b> <br><br><i>Bushido: The Classic Portrait of Samurai Martial Culture</i> written by Inazo Nitobe, one of Japan's foremost scholars, thoroughly explores each of these values and explains how they differ from their western counterparts. <br><br>First published in 1905 as <i>Bushido: The Soul of Japan</i>, this samurai guide reveals the very essence of samurai warriors and Japanese culture and represents one of the most popular and authentic depictions of Japanese samurai philosophy.<br><br>Chapters include: <ul><li>Bushido as an Ethical System</li><li>Sources of Bushido</li><li>Honor</li><li>The Education and Training of a Samurai</li><li>Self-Control</li><li>The Influence of Bushido</li><li>The Future of Bushido</li></ul>
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