The Way of the Samurai

by Richard Storry

Der Widerhall alter Kulturen

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For more than 700 years, Japan was dominated by a military caste--the samurai. This book presents the realities of samurai life in medieval Japan, attempting to show the samurai as they saw themselves.

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Richard Storry makes his way thru the myth and presents the realities of samurai life. This lifestyle though complex, was able to maintain a powerful and refined culture. Of course the book is also greatly enhanced by the fantastics photos of Werner Forman. The book takes us on a trip through an alien world. Out of it emerges an austere life drawn from Zen and Confucain ethics, which lead to the devlopment of Bushido.

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Samurai
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Japan

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Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Sports and Leisure
DDC/MDS
952History & geographyHistory of AsiaJapan
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DS827 .S3 .S8History of Europe, Asia, Africa and OceaniaAsiaHistory of AsiaJapan

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