A luxurious hardback edition of the classic work The Way of the
Samurai, presented with beautiful gold embossing and gilded page
edges.
To many people, the word samurai conjures images of menacing masks, long
blades and elaborate armor. However, this classic text by Inazo Nitobe
reveals the greater depths to samurai culture - they were not simply
warriors but an aristocratic class who practiced literary and military
arts in equal measure.
Essential to this way of life was the samurai's moral code and the
quality of bushido, roughly translated as chivalry. The Way of the
Samurai provides an intriguing exploration of bushido and other
valued qualities such as rectitude or justice, courage, politeness,
veracity, honor, loyalty and self-control. It also explores the
Samurai's more violent traditions, such as the chilling act of
hara-kiri or self-immolation.
This mixture of chivalric principles with brutal warfare is fascinating.
While many aspects of Samurai culture have disappeared, its principles
still have resonance in modern Japanese society and around the globe.
This compact gilded hardback edition is an essential read for anybody
interested in Japanese culture.
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