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Bushido: the soul of Japan - Softcover

Nitobe, Inazo

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9781548051938: Bushido: the soul of Japan
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1548051934 ISBN 13: 9781548051938
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

It originates from the samurai moral code stressing frugality, loyalty, martial arts mastery, and honor unto death. Born from Neo-Confucianism during times of peace in Tokugawa Japan and following Confucian texts, Bushido was also influenced by Shinto and Zen Buddhism, allowing the violent existence of the samurai to be tempered by wisdom and serenity. Bushido developed between the 9th and 20th centuries and had wide influence across the whole of Japan. Under the Tokugawa Shogunate, aspects of bushido became formalized into Japanese feudal law. Bushido, then, is the code of moral principles which the samurai were required or instructed to observe. More frequently it is a code unuttered and unwritten. It was an organic growth of decades and centuries of military career.

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About the Author

Nitobe Inazo (September 1, 1862 October 15, 1933) was a Japanese agricultural economist, author, educator, diplomat, politician, and Christian during the pre-World War II period. Nitobe was born in Morioka, Mutsu Province (present-day Iwate Prefecture). His father was a retainer to the local daimyo of the Nambu clan. His infant name was Inanosuke. Nitobe left Morioka for Tokyo in 1871 to become the heir to his uncle, Ota Tokitoshi, and adopted the name Ota Inazo. He later reverted to Nitobe when his brothers died.

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Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1548051934
ISBN 13 
9781548051938
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
116
Editor
Evans Hillary
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