Tengu: The Shamanic and Esoteric Origins of the Japanese Martial Arts

by Roald Knutsen

This fully illustrated volume, including an eight-page colour-plate section, is the first in-depth study in English to examine the warrior and shamanic characteristics and significance of tengu in the martial art culture (bugei) of Muromachi Japan (1336-1573).
According to Roald Knutsen, who is widely known for his writings on the samurai tradition, prompting his life-long study of tengu - the part-human, part-animal creatures...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1906876223
• ISBN13: 9781906876227
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 9.7"