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Hagakure. El Código del Samurái

Autor: Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Número de Páginas: 153

Hagakure (oculto en las hojas) es un manual para las clases samuráis, que consiste en una serie de breves anécdotas y de reflexiones que al mismo tiempo aportan introspección y conocimiento acerca de la filosofía y del código de comportamiento que promueve el verdadero espíritu del Bushido “El camino del guerrero”. No es un libro de filosofía, sino una colección de pensamientos y sentencias compilados durante un periodo de siete años, y que cubren una amplia variedad de temas sin un orden preestablecido. El trabajo posee un encanto intuitivo más que racional en su afirmación de que el Bushido es una forma de morir, y que un samurái vasallo se encuentra siempre presto y deseoso de morir en cualquier momento, para ser totalmente fiel con su señor. Hagakure fue un texto que se mantuvo secreto durante muchos años y sólo iba dirigido al guerrero vasallo del feudo de Hizen, al cual perteneció el autor. Posteriormente, este tratado llegó a convertirse en un clásico de la filosofía y del pensamiento samurái, influyendo en generaciones posteriores, incluyendo a Yukio Mishima.

The Taming of the Samurai

Autor: Eiko Ikegami

Número de Páginas: 456

Modern Japan offers us a view of a highly developed society with its own internal logic. Eiko Ikegami makes this logic accessible to us through a sweeping investigation into the roots of Japanese organizational structures.

Hagakure

Autor: Jōchō Yamamoto

Número de Páginas: 257

Ecrit à l'aube du XVIIIe siècle par un samouraï devenu moine bouddhiste, ce traité est unique dans l'histoire des idées et de la philosophie. À la fois témoignage historique et guide spirituel, le Hagakure, en jaugeant la richesse de la vie à l'aune de la mort, développe une conscience impermanente de toutes choses. Avec subtilité et clarté, Jôchô Yamamoto invite le lecteur à découvrir ce qui est " caché sous les feuilles ". Livre mythique du Japon shogunal, il demeure une référence indépassée.

Paroles du maître Hagakuré

Autor: Tsunetomo Yamamoto

Número de Páginas: 344

L'Hagakuré d'Yamamoto Tsunetomo, rédigé au début du 17ème Siècle, est un ouvrage emblématique de la littérature japonaise explorant les principes et la philosophie du Bushido, le code d'honneur des Samouraïs. Notre traduction met en lumière les valeurs du Bushido : loyauté, courage et maîtrise de soi, ainsi que les détournements mortifères des nationalistes japonais du début du 20ème Siècle. Notre titre d'adresse non seulement aux passionnés d'histoire et culture japonaise, mais assure aussi une aide vis à vis des réalités à désidéaliser du monde des Samouraïs et de ses héritiers, les Kamikazes de 1944-1945. Fidèle et fluide, cette première traduction française du texte intégral immerge le lecteur dans un univers de violence et de mort ; elle est complétée par neuf apostilles explicatives et commentées pour enrichir sa compréhension. Notre édition de l'Hagakuré constitue ainsi un complément précieux à nos précédentes traductions japonaises du "Traité des Cinq Anneaux" de Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645) de de "L'Esprit du Samouraï" de Takuan Soho (1573-1645). Traduction du Japonais classique par Himawari Yukio et Olivier-Marie Delouis. Suivie ...

Encyclopédie technique, historique, biographique et culturelle des arts martiaux de l'Extrême-Orient

Autor: Gabrielle Habersetzer , Roland Habersetzer

Número de Páginas: 888

Déjà vendue à plus de 10 000 exemplaires, cette encyclopédie, unique au monde, est devenue une référence incontournable. Dans cette quatrième édition entièrement revue et enrichie, Gabrielle et Roland Habersetzer proposent plus de 1000 entrées inédites, de nouvelles illustrations et de nombreuses réactualisations de définitions existantes. Les techniques, les concepts, les histoires, les hommes, les écoles, les styles, le fond culturel au Japon, en Chine, à Okinawa, en Corée, en Inde, en Indonésie, en Birmanie, au Vietnam, en Malaisie, aux Philippines et en Thaïlande. Aikido, Aiki-jutsu, Bagua-quan, Batto-jutsu, Bersilat, Budo, Bo-jutsu, Bu-jutsu, Hapkido, laido, lai-jutsu, Jo-jutsu, Judo, Ju-jutsu, Juken-jutsu, Kalaripayat, Karaté, Kempo, Kendo, Ken-jutsu, Ko-budo, Kung-fu, Kyudo, Kyu-jutsu, Nin-jutsu, Nunchaku-jutsu, Okinawate, Penjak-Silat, Qi-gong, Quon-fa, Qwankido, Sai-jutsu, Shaolin-quan, Shorinji-kempo, Sumo, Taekwondo, Taji-quan, Tai-jutsu, Tode, Tonfa-jutsu, Vajramukti, Vovinam, Wushu, Yabusame, Xin-yi-quan, etc. Plus de 7700 termes référencés dans une œuvre exceptionnelle, indispensable à toute personne intéressée par les arts martiaux.

Le Japon résigné

Autor: Marc Delplanque

Número de Páginas: 368

Le Japon est menacé de l'intérieur par la disparition de la moitié de sa population, le réchauffement climatique, la décroissance économique. L'éducation et les moeurs se dégradent, provoquant un sentiment d'insécurité. De nouvelles formes de suicides apparaissent, la cellule familiale se disloque et les Japonais devront travailler toute leur vie. Un nouveau grand défi oblige le Japon à faire preuve d'initiatives pour un grand changement.

Hagakure

Autor: Tsunetomo Yamamoto

Número de Páginas: 194

This treatise comprises the authentic relections of a 17th-century Samurai warrior on the character of martial life and death. It aims to be an invaluable guide to the disciplines of thought and practice required of the serious martial artist. Hagakure (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:'

Hagakure

Autor: Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Número de Páginas: 137

"[Alex Bennett] is the very best writer on martial arts alive today and [his] work needs to be showcased to the general public.--Don Warrener, President, Budo International"

Hagakure

Autor: Tsunetomo Yamamoto

Número de Páginas: 261

Le Hagakure, qui fut écrit au début du XVIIIe siècle, rassemble des préceptes, leçons et épisodes historiques liés à la voie du samouraï. Ce livre fut dicté par un samouraï devenu moine, Tsunetomo Yamamoto, à l'un de ses disciples, Tashiro Tsuramoto, qui compila les récits de son maître dans quelque onze volumes. Depuis la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, aucun livre n'a été condamné avec autant de véhémence que le Hagakure car il serait à l'origine de l'engagement aveugle des jeunes soldats japonais à se précipiter dans la mort plutôt que de connaître le déshonneur de la défaite. Récemment, en 2000, le livre fut encensé par le cinéma dans Gost Dog, la Voie du Samouraï de Jim Jarmusch avec Forest Whitaker. Hagakure fait partie des grands classiques du bushidô, la voie des samouraïs.

Inventing the Way of the Samurai

Autor: Oleg Benesch

Número de Páginas: 305

Inventing the Way of the Samurai examines the development of the 'way of the samurai' - bushido; - which is popularly viewed as a defining element of the Japanese national character and even the 'soul of Japan'. Rather than a continuation of ancient traditions, however, bushido; developed from a search for identity during Japan's modernization in the late nineteenth century. The former samurai class were widely viewed as a relic of a bygone age in the 1880s, and the first significant discussions of bushido at the end of the decade were strongly influenced by contemporary European ideals of gentlemen and chivalry. At the same time, Japanese thinkers increasingly looked to their own traditions in search of sources of national identity, and this process accelerated as national confidence grew with military victories over China and Russia. Inventing the Way of the Samurai considers the people, events, and writings that drove the rapid growth of bushido, which came to emphasize martial virtues and absolute loyalty to the emperor. In the early twentieth century, bushido; became a core subject in civilian and military education, and was a key ideological pillar supporting the imperial...

Bushido

Autor: Tsunetomo Yamamoto

Número de Páginas: 132

Presents a translation of Tsunetomo Yamamoto's "Hagakure," which formed the basis of behavior, values, and etiquette for samurai warriors.

El espejo de Venus

Autor: Elena Catalán Muñoz

Número de Páginas: 261

Durante aproximadamente cinco mil años, la cultura patriarcal, androcéntrica, ha tratado de reprimir a la Diosa y someter a la mujer. Fijándose en la adoración a la muerte, la guerra y el sufrimiento, dado que toda represión trae ira. Generando así sociedades autolíticas, fruto de neurosis de control que desembocan en enfermedades psicogénicas de masas, como la mutilación y auto mutilación sexual. Pero, para sanar, es imprescindible entender lo que clama ser sanado. Ensayo de Hermenéutica sacra sobre cómo lo espejado en Dios es la Diosa. Mostrándola tal cual es, una entidad atemporal, irreductible, incombatible, tejedora de conciencias, que se transmite a través de madre y se burla de la incredulidad del ser, exhibiéndose a ojos de todos mediante lo simbólico, lo absurdo y los juegos de palabras, aflorando en el mito, la religión, la liturgia y el arte.

The Emperors of Modern Japan

Autor: Ben-ami Shillony

Número de Páginas: 354

The Japanese emperors, a peculiar and unique phenomenon in modern times, are the subject of this important handbook edited by Ben-Ami Shillony. An international team of leading scholars looks at these emperors - Meiji (Mutsuhito), Taishō (Yoshihito), Shōwa (Hirohito), and the present emperor Akihito – both as personalities, and as a constantly developing institution. It becomes clear that both the personalities, and the periods in which they reign(ed) have shaped Japanese monarchy, and our image of it. The essays thoroughly deal with topics such as the ideology behind the institution, the roles of the emperors and their wives, their visual representation, their links to Christianity, the antagonism they called forth in right-wing circles, Hirohito’s much-debated war responsibility, and the controversy over amending the succession rules.

Hagakuré

Autor: Jôchô Yamamoto

Número de Páginas: 101

El camino del guerrero y El arte de la guerra

Autor: Sun Tzu , Jocho Yamamoto

Número de Páginas: 129

Este diálogo entre el Hagakure y El arte de la guerra nos invita a reflexionar sobre la forma en que Japón y China han condensado su saber sobre la figura del guerrero y las diversas formas en que uno debe conducirse por la vida para alcanzar sus objetivos. Veremos que estos textos poseen muchos puntos en común, pero me gustaría remarcar primero que para estos pueblos el guerrero es, ante todo, un héroe. En su origen griego, la palabra "héroe" deriva de "Eros" (dios del amor, hijo de Venus). Héroe es entonces el amante-guerrero: su acción tiene como motor al amor y ese sentimiento es pasión y dedicación por lo que hace en cada instante. Esta es una de las claves para entender ambos textos; la pasión impulsa a estos verdaderos artistas, sólo eso les permite ser capaces de sacrificar su vida por la causa que creen justa. En este sentido, todos somos guerreros o deberíamos serlo. Para el oriental este ser y hacer constituyen un arte. Ahora bien, existen guerreros porque hay competencia. Cuando dos guerreros compiten por lo mismo se vuelven rivales. Etimológicamente "rival" significa "el que quiere lo mismo". Cuando queremos lo mismo y sólo uno puede tenerlo, surge...

L'histoire secrète du Hagakure

Autor: Marc Yamazaki

Número de Páginas: 0

Le Hagakure, littéralement À l'ombre des feuilles, est souvent présenté comme le texte fondateur de la voie du samouraï. Son auteur, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, ancien vassal du clan Nabeshima, l'a dicté dans le secret au début du XVIIIe siècle, après avoir été interdit de se suicider à la mort de son seigneur. Ce que l'on oublie, c'est que ce texte, devenu emblème du Bushidō, est resté inconnu pendant plus de deux siècles. Et que son auteur n'a jamais eu l'intention qu'il soit lu. Il ne s'agit pas d'un code des samouraïs, mais du testament silencieux d'un homme seul, privé de guerre, privé de combat, privé de mort. Dans L'histoire secrète du Hagakure, Marc Yamazaki démonte les lectures modernes du texte. Il interroge les récupérations idéologiques dont le Hagakure a été victime, aussi bien par le militarisme japonais du XXe siècle que par certaines formes contemporaines d'appropriation culturelle dans les arts martiaux. Des écoles de kendō aux manuels d'entreprise, en passant par les films de sabre et les traités pseudo-spirituels, ce livre a été arraché à sa solitude originelle pour devenir un symbole figé. Mais qui était vraiment Tsunetomo Yamamoto...

Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society

Autor: Robert W. Kolb

Número de Páginas: 2593

This encyclopedia spans the relationships among business, ethics and society, with an emphasis on business ethics and the role of business in society.

Bushido. El camino del samurai (Bicolor)

Autor: Tsunetomo Yamamoto

Número de Páginas: 137

En el Japón del siglo XVIII, Tsunetomo Yamamoto, un poderoso samurái, creó el Hagakure, un documento que recogía sus pensamientos acerca de los valores y conducta de los samuráis. Durante los siguientes 200 años, el Hagakure circuló secretamente entre los samuráis "despiertos", una elite samurái. El libro estuvo disponible por primera vez para el público japonés en 1906, y hasta 1945, sus principios influyeron enormemente en la clase dirigente japonesa, en particular a los que detentaban el poder militar. De cualquier modo, el espíritu de Hagakure impresionó a la sociedad japonesa. Fue este libro el que modeló el carácter subyacente de la psique japonesa, desde hombres de negocios hasta políticos y desde estudiantes a soldados. Con la lectura de este libro, resulta más sencillo tener una perspectiva del recorrido histórico que ha seguido el Japón en los últimos 300 años y obtener así una mejor visión del país actual.

Estudios budistas en América Latina y España (volumen II)

Autor: Diversos Autores

Número de Páginas: 338

Estudios budistas en América Latina y España se erige en un hito en el estudio del budismo en lengua española. La obra tiene como objetivo iluminar los recientes avances de los estudios budistas en el ámbito académico hispanohablante e impulsar, a su vez, su desarrollo y proyección internacional. Esta publicación en dos volúmenes, producto de una colaboración fructífera entre la Universidad Rovira i Virgili y la Fundación Dharma-Gaia, proporciona una visión interdisciplinaria del budismo en estos contextos. Los volúmenes exploran esta tradición desde diversas perspectivas, incluyendo la antropología, la sociología, la filosofía, los estudios budistas, la psicología, el arte y el diálogo interreligioso. Esta variedad de enfoques ofrece un panorama amplio y diverso de la presencia del budismo en las sociedades hispanohablantes.

El espejo de Venus. La irreductibilidad de la Diosa

Número de Páginas: 457

Durante aproximadamente cinco mil años, la cultura patriarcal, androcéntrica, ha tratado de reprimir a la Diosa y someter a la mujer. Fijándose en la adoración a la muerte, la guerra y el sufrimiento, dado que toda represión trae ira. Generando así sociedades autolíticas, fruto de neurosis de control que desembocan en enfermedades psicogénicas de masas, como la mutilación y auto mutilación sexual. Pero, para sanar, es imprescindible entender lo que clama ser sanado. Ensayo de Hermenéutica sacra sobre cómo lo espejado en Dios es la Diosa. Mostrándola tal cual es, una entidad atemporal, irreductible, incombatible, tejedora de conciencias, que se transmite a través de madre y se burla de la incredulidad del ser, exhibiéndose a ojos de todos mediante lo simbólico, lo absurdo y los juegos de palabras, aflorando en el mito, la religión, la liturgia y el arte.

The Dog Shogun

Autor: Beatrice M. Bodart-bailey

Número de Páginas: 394

Tsunayoshi (1646–1709), the fifth Tokugawa shogun, is one of the most notorious figures in Japanese history. Viewed by many as a tyrant, his policies were deemed eccentric, extreme, and unorthodox. His Laws of Compassion, which made the maltreatment of dogs an offense punishable by death, earned him the nickname Dog Shogun, by which he is still popularly known today. However, Tsunayoshi’s rule coincides with the famed Genroku era, a period of unprecedented cultural growth and prosperity that Japan would not experience again until the mid-twentieth century. It was under Tsunayoshi that for the first time in Japanese history considerable numbers of ordinary townspeople were in a financial position to acquire an education and enjoy many of the amusements previously reserved for the ruling elite. Based on a masterful re-examination of primary sources, this exciting new work by a senior scholar of the Tokugawa period maintains that Tsunayoshi’s notoriety stems largely from the work of samurai historians and officials who saw their privileges challenged by a ruler sympathetic to commoners. Beatrice Bodart-Bailey’s insightful analysis of Tsunayoshi’s background sheds new light...

Alternative Virtues

Autor: Koji Tachibana

Número de Páginas: 181

Incorporating various perspectives on the Japanese notion of virtue, Alternative Virtues investigates and expands our current understanding of virtue and presents a foundational case study of an alternative approach to virtues. The study of virtue has long been dominated by Western (i.e., Christian) and far-Eastern (i.e., Confucian) points of view. However, Japanese thinkers and scholars have struggled with these traditions. The rise of cultural intermingling with these traditions has created a unique code of values in Japan, which have grown from their own historical and cultural sources other than the Christian and Confucian traditions. Viewed through the filter of Japanese history and culture as well as focusing on different contexts in Japan, the book investigates both moral and epistemic virtues. Discussing the theoretical and practical implications that such alternative virtues may have on our lives, this book will contribute to reforming the current research trends in virtue theory and encouraging the wider public to consider the notion of virtue from a fresh perspective. Due to the content and scope of the book, it will appeal to a variety of readers– both locally and...

The Mercantile Ethical Tradition in Edo Period Japan

Autor: Ichiro Horide

Número de Páginas: 240

This book demonstrates that during Japan’s early modern Edo period (1603–1868) an ethical code existed among the merchant class comparable to that of the well-known Bushido. There is compelling evidence that contemporary merchants, who were widely and openly despised as immoral by the samurai, in fact acted in highly ethical ways in accordance with a well-articulated moral code. Japanese society was strictly stratified into four distinct and formally recognized classes: warrior, farmer, craftsman and merchant. From the warriors’ perspective, the merchants, at the base of the social order, had no virtue, and existed only to skim profits as middlemen between producers and consumers. But were these accusations correct? Were the merchants really unethical beings who engaged in unfair business practices? There is ample evidence that negates the ubiquitous slanders of the warrior class and suggests that merchants – no less than the warriors – possessed and acted in accordance with a well-developed ethical code, a spirit that may be called shonindo or “The Way of the Merchant.” This book examines whether a comparison of shonindo, depicting the ethical point of view of the...

The Wit and Wisdom of the Talmud

Autor: George J. Lankevich

Número de Páginas: 164

Presents a collection of proverbs, sayings, and stories from the Talmud that teach the fundamental rules for living and provides lessons on truth, virtue, tolerance, and more.

A History of Japan, 1582-1941

Autor: L. M. Cullen

Número de Páginas: 388

This 2003 book offers a distinctive overview of the internal and external pressures responsible for the emergence of modern Japan.

Hagakure

Autor: Jocho Yamamoto

Número de Páginas: 140

Escrita entre 1710 y 1717 por el samuray Jocho Yamamoto, esta obra, uno de los textos más importantes de la cultura japonesa, estuvo celosamente guardada por el clan de los Nabeshima durante más de 150 años, hasta la resutación Meiji en que fue divulgada. Este código de conducta moral fue el manual de instrucción tanto de daimios como de samuráis durante todo este tiempo, y su posesión fue considerada un alto privilegio. El texto, compuesto de sentencias filosóficas, exalta la Vía del Samuray desde la perspectiva de un viejo guerrero convertido en monje y retirado del mundo. El título original del libro, compuesto de 11 volúmenes, es el de colección de frases del maestro Hagakure , palabra que significa tras el follaje y, según parece, se refiere a la cabaña en la que se retiró Yamamoto y donde era visitado por un discípulo escriba que recogió sus sentencias, reflexiones y pensamientos. Un libro al que el público japonés sólo tuvo acceso a principios de este siglo y que ahora, con esta su primera traducción en español, podemos disponer de una obra vivificante y de alto valor filosófico.

Zen and the Way of the Sword

Autor: Winston L. King

Número de Páginas: 286

How the samurai cultivated Zen, relating its teaching of a free and spontaneous mind to the experience of a warrior in individual combat, and finding philosophical strength in Zen as they prepared themselves for death.

Hagakure

Autor: Tsunetomo Yamamoto

Número de Páginas: 0

L'art du samouraï

Autor: Tsunetomo Yamamoto

Número de Páginas: 272

Le Hagakure (littéralement "Caché dans les feuilles") est un ouvrage unique et vénéré au Japon, qui met en avant une image complète de la vie du samouraï et de son code de conduite. Il fait partie de la littérature du bushidô - la Voie du guerrier -, considéré comme une esthétique de vie, une approche qui transforme la vie, comme la mort, en un art. Son auteur, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, était un samouraï de rang modeste qui, dès l'âge de neuf ans, entra au service du seigneur Nabeshima. En tant que conservateur des livres de son maître, il accéda à la noble tâche de consigner les traditions. Il put ainsi produire le volumineux Hagakure, réalisé sur la base des récits oraux de Tsunetomo à son fidèle compagnon, Tashiro Tsuramoto. Le Hagakure, bien que rédigé au début du XVIIIe siècle, délivre un enseignement atemporel sur l'esprit aristocratique et de combat. Deux grands principes l'animent : l'art de vivre en se considérant comme déjà mort ; l'action immédiate qui suppose qu'un guerrier doit pouvoir se décider en moins de temps qu'il ne lui faut pour "expirer sept fois".

The Katas

Autor: Kenji Tokitsu

Número de Páginas: 156

The embodiment of the ancient knowledge that underlies the dedication-to-perfection philosophy of Japan • How mastering these specific movement sequences known as katas provides a way to deepen one’s martial arts practice spiritually • Explores the psychological and social importance of the katas in martial arts and Japanese society, including their role in seppuku (ritual suicide) • Includes many examples from the lives of famous masters, from the legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi to 20th-century poet Yukio Mishima An essential part of the martial arts of Japan, such as sumo and karate, the katas are specific sequences of movement that originated during Sakoku, Japan’s period of closure to the outside world from 1633 until 1853. The dedication-to-perfection philosophy of the katas, ubiquitous in Japanese society, is vital to understanding the spiritual aspects of their martial arts as well as other traditional Japanese arts, such as flower arranging, chadō (tea ceremonies), and kabuki theater. With examples from the lives of famous masters, from legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi to 20th-century poet Yukio Mishima, this book explores the psychological and social...

The Book of Bushido

Autor: Antony Cummins

Número de Páginas: 422

Dive into Japanese history—and discover who the samurai really were—in this fascinating study that reveals the flawed human warriors behind the idealistic myths. This is the go-to volume on bushido (“the way of the warrior”), drawing on a wide range of historical sources to paint a vivid picture of the samurai in action and separating the truth from the myth of samurai chivalry. It offers a long-overdue update to the attractive but inaccurate portrait of the samurai painted in Bushido: The Soul of Japan, which has been a bestseller ever since its publication in 1905, and the equally idealistic Hagakure (c.1716). The Book of Bushido explores the reality of warrior behavior versus the idealistic depiction created for an Edwardian audience by the author of Bushido: The Soul of Japan. It reveals the truth of how the samurai really behaved and of what they considered to be a warrior ethos. The image of the perfect eastern warrior is replaced with a much more interesting reality: hardened, bloodstained military leaders with human failings and a complex set of ideas about the world; men who engaged in ritual, magic and ceremony . . . who led their followers in war and peace . . . ...

Japan And Asian Modernities

Autor: Raud

Número de Páginas: 319

The effect of Japan on the challenges and complexities of the modernisation process that globalisation has brought to the fore in Asia are the subject of this interdisciplinary volume by leading scholars in the field. Using fascinating examples drawn from current business and organisational practice in Asia, it focuses on the impact that Japanese modernity has made in Asia as a model to be imitated because of its apparent success in adopting western technologies while retaining its own cultural identity. At the same time, Japan itself is a dominant force in modernity in East and South East Asia, exporting its own type of modernisation, management and business practices, and models of 'traditional' social relations which do not necessarily correspond to the traditions of other Asian cultures.This adds another element to the conventional model of modernity as a dialogue between West and East; without considering Japan's special significance in the region, any critical assessment of the modernising process in Asia would not be possible. This emphasis is the special contribution of this innovative work which aims to show the extent to which the experiences of one non-Western modernity ...

Samurai Warriors

Autor: Ben Hubbard

Número de Páginas: 227

Samurai Warriors illustrates the truth about the fighting men that are iconic in Japanese culture. Comprehensive historical text on the samurai separate myth from fact in chapters detailing their history, from formation to decline, their political role and social structure, and their warfare. Photographs, artwork, and maps illustrate their fighting style and strategy, and depict battles, weapons, and armor. For a period of over fifty years, the samurai helped rule Japan, but these fighter still represent the power and prestige of the warrior.

Death, Dying, Culture: An Interdisciplinary Interrogation

Autor: Lloyd Steffen , Nate Hinerman

Número de Páginas: 233

This volume was first published by Inter-Disciplinary Press in 2013. This inter- and multi-disciplinary volume examines how culture impacts care for the dying, the overall experience of dying, and ways the dead are remembered. Over the past three decades, scholarship in thanatology has increased dramatically. This text localizes a broad array of perspectives that research, analyze, and interpret the many interrelations and interactions that exist between death and culture. Culture not only presents and portrays ideas about ‘a good death’ and norms that seek to achieve it, but culture also operates as both a vehicle and medium through which meaning about death is communicated and understood. Sadly, too, culture sometimes facilitates death through violence.

Shaping the Field of Translation In Japanese ↔ Turkish Contexts II

Autor: Ryō Miyashita , Esin Esen

Número de Páginas: 244

The academic discipline of translation studies is only half a century old and even younger in the field of bilateral translation between Japanese and Turkish. This book is the second volume of the world’s first academic book on Turkish↔Japanese translation. While this volume gathered discussions on translation studies with theoric and applied aspects, literature, linguistics, and philosophy, the second volume deals with the history of translation, philosophy, culture education, language education, and law. It also covers the translation of historical materials and divan poetry. These books will be the first steps to discuss and develop various aspects of the field. Such compilation brings together experienced and young Turkology and Japanology scholars as well as academics linked to translation studies and translation, and also translators. Both volumes contain 24 essays written by twenty-two writers from Japan, Turkey, USA and China. Special notes by Özlem BERK ALBACHTEN, Special notes by Nobuo MISAWA, Ryō MIYASHITA, Esin ESEN, Shingo YAMASHITA, Gülzemin ÖZRENK AYDIN, Iku NAGASHIMA, İbrahim Soner ÖZDEMİR, Sinan LEVENT, Barış KAHRAMAN, DeryaAKKUŞ SAKAUE, Yukiko...

Bushido: An Introduction to the Samurai Spirit and Bushido (How Bushido, Habits, Discipline, and Neurology Will Help to Improve Your Life to a Higher Level)

Autor: Mike Brown

Número de Páginas: 55

This book is not merely a historical reflection—it is a blueprint for leadership in the modern age. By dissecting Nitobé’s interpretation of Bushido and applying it to contemporary management and organizational practices, Bushido Leadership offers a strategic framework for navigating leadership with discipline, decisiveness, and moral clarity. Through thoughtful analysis, practical insights, and case studies, this work remains the samurai ethos for leaders committed to resilience, ethical governance, and the enduring strength of principled leadership. In this book, you will find: · Cute illustrations · Study tips · Information about culture · Maps · Anime and game trivia · Index You will also learn things that have to do with neurology, discipline, and habits, these principles are really important to achieve your life objectives and to achieve freedom. What we need is to control the events in our lives, to be who we are, unleash who we are and our potential, the rest will take care of itself.

Zen War Stories

Autor: Brian Victoria

Número de Páginas: 289

Following the critically acclaimed Zen at War (1997), Brian Victoria explores the intimate relationship between Japanese institutional Buddhism and militarism during the Second World War. Victoria reveals for the first time, through examination of the wartime writings of the Japanese military itself, that the Zen school's view of life and death was deliberately incorporated into the military's programme of 'spiritual education' in order to develop a fanatical military spirit in both soldiers and civilians. Furthermore, that D. T. Suzuki, the most famous exponent of Zen in the West, is shown to have been a wartime proponent of this Zen-inspired viewpoint which enabled Japanese soldiers to leave for the battlefield already resigned to death. Victoria takes us onto the naval battlefield in the company of warrior-monk and Rinzai Zen Master Nakajima Genjô. We view the war in China through the eyes of a Buddhist military chaplain. The book also examines the relationship to Buddhism of Japan's seven Class-A war criminals who were hung by the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal in 1948. A highly controversial study, this book will be of interest, first and foremost, to students of Zen as well as...

The Moon in the Water

Autor: Gwenn Boardman Petersen

Número de Páginas: 385

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Zen War Stories

Autor: Daizen Victoria

Número de Páginas: 290