Samurai Wisdom: Lessons from Japan's Warrior Culture - Five Classic Texts on Bushido

by Thomas Cleary

Book Overview

The ancient warrior culture of Japan produced a sophisticated martial philosophy that we know today as Bushido--the Way of the Warrior. In Samurai Wisdom , author Thomas Cleary provides five critical new translations of major Japanese works on Bushido. The writings of the scholar Yamaga Soko and his disciples are among the most lucid expositions we have of the core ideas and philosophy underlying the Samurai's disciplined way of life and outlook...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 4805312939
• ISBN13: 9784805312933
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.7"