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Hagakure : the Book of the Samurai by Yamamoto, Tsunetomo & Wilson, William Scott is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p><p>|<b>hagakure</b> (in The Shadow Of Leaves') Is A Manual For The Samurai Classes Consisting Of A Series Of Short Anecdotes And Reflections That Give Both Insight And Instruction-in The Philosophy And Code Of Behavior That Foster The True Spirit Of Bushido-the Way Of The Warrior. It Is Not A Book Of Philosophy As Most Would Understand The Word&#58; It Is A Collection Of Thoughts And Sayings Recorded Over A Period Of Seven Years, And As Such Covers A Wide Variety Of Subjects, Often In No Particular Sequence. <p>the Work Represents An Attitude Far Removed From Our Modern Pragmatism And Materialism, And Posesses An Intuitive Rather Than Rational Appeal In Its Assertion That Bushido Is A Way Of Dying, And That Only A Samurai Retainer Prepared And Willing To Die At Any Moment Can Be Totally True To His Lord. While <b>hagakure</b> Was For Many Years A Secret Text Known Only To The Warrior Vassals Of The Hizen Fief To Which The Author Belonged, It Later Came To Be Recognized As A Classic Exposition Of Samurai Thought And Came To Influence Many Subsequent Generations, Including Yukio Mishima. <p>this Translation Offers 300 Selections That Constitute The Core Texts Of The 1,300 Present

Who reads Hagakure : the Book of the Samurai?

Author

Yamamoto, Tsunetomo & Wilson, William Scott

Publisher

Kodansha International; distributed in the United States by Kodansha America, Inc.

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9784770011060

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Buddhism, Fiction, Religion

Rating

4.08 / 5 (405 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13