Hagakure: The Secret Wisdom of the Samurai

Yamamoto Tsunetomo

apr 2019 · Tantor Media Inc · Verteld door Tim Campbell

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The comprehensive and accurate edition of the Hagakure is a must-have for serious martial artists or fans of samurai and the bushido code. The Hagakure is one of the most influential of all Japanese texts-written nearly 300 years ago by Yamamoto Tsunetomo to summarize the very essence of the Japanese Samurai bushido ("warrior") spirit. Its influence has been felt throughout the world, and yet its existence is scarcely known to many Westerners. This is the first translation to include the complete first two books of the Hagakure and the most reliable and authentic passages contained within the third book; all other English translations published previously have been extremely fragmentary and incomplete.

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Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659-1719) was a samurai of the Saga Domain in Hizen Province.

Tim Campbell is the Audie and AudioFile Earphones Award-winning voice of hundreds of audiobook titles in almost every literary genre.

Alexander Bennett holds doctorates from the University of Canterbury and Kyoto University. His recent publications include Naginata: the Definitive Guide, Budo Perspectives, The History and Spirit of Budo, and The Bushido That Japanese Don't Know (in Japanese).