Legacies of the Sword : : The Kashima-Shinryu and Samurai Martial Culture / / Seki Humitake, Karl F. Friday.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Friday, Karl F.,; Humitake, Seki,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [1997]; ©1997
• Year of Publication: 1997
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (248 p.)

Western scholars and educators are generally far less familiar with the samurai in his original-and, ostensibly, primary-role as warrior and masters of arms than in his other functions as landowner, feudal lord, literature, or philosopher. Yet, any attempt to comprehend fully the samurai without considering his military abilities and training (bugei) is futile. With verve and wit, Karl Friday combines the results of nearly two decades of fieldwork and archival research to examine samurai martial culture from a broad perspective: as a historical phenomenon, as a worldview, and as a system of physical, spiritual, and moral education.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Heritage and Tradition -- 3. The Philosophy and Science of Combat -- 4. The Martial Path -- Epilogue -- APPENDIXES -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- About the Authors