Hagakure
The Secret Wisdom of the Samurai
Tuttle Publishing · Print & ebook · May 27, 2014
The comprehensive and accurate edition of the Hagakure is a must-have for serious martial artists or fans of samurai and the bushido code.
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- Who it’s for
- Explore the samurai bushido spirit through a readable translation attentive to cultural and historical context.
- Themes
- Samurai bushido, Warrior spirit, Japanese cultural history
- Genres
- Eastern Philosophy, Japanese History, Martial Arts
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The comprehensive and accurate edition of the Hagakure is a must-have for serious martial artists or fans of samurai and the bushido code. The Hagakure is one of the most influential of all Japanese texts—written nearly 300 years ago by Yamamoto Tsunetomo to summarize the very essence of the Japanese Samurai bushido ("warrior") spirit. Its influence has been felt throughout the world, and yet its existence is scarcely known to many Westerners.
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This is the first translation to include the complete first two books of the Hagakure and the most reliable and authentic passages contained within the third book; all other English translations published previously have been fragmentary and incomplete. Alex Bennett's wholly new and highly readable translation of this essential work includes extensive footnotes that serve to fill in many cultural and historical gaps in the previous translations. This unique combination of readability and scholarship gives Hagakure: The Secret Wisdom of the Samurai a distinct advantage over all previous English editions.
Warrior Text, Context
Explore the samurai bushido spirit through a readable translation attentive to cultural and historical context.
Come here for
- A classic Japanese text on the ideals of the warrior spirit
- Footnotes that help bridge cultural and historical gaps
Expect
- The complete first two books and selected reliable passages from the third
- A blend of accessible translation and scholarly context
Where it sits
| Eastern Philosophy | 60% |
|---|---|
| Japanese History | 60% |
| Martial Arts | 58% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Military Strategy
- Eastern Philosophy
- Martial Arts
- Authors
- Yamamoto Tsunetomo
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Published
- May 27, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Samurai bushido · Warrior spirit · Japanese cultural history
- Reading lane
- Military Strategy