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A luxurious hardback edition of the classic work The Way of the Samurai, presented with beautiful gold embossing and gilded page 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 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 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 compact gilded hardback edition is an essential read for anybody interested in Japanese THE SERIES:Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound gifts editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are richly illustrated and printed using deluxe ivory paper.
Author: Inazo Nitobe
Publisher: Sirius Entertainment
Published: 11/15/2021
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.45 lbs
Size: 6.7″ H x 4.4″ L x 0.6″ W
ISBN: 9781398808751
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