{"product_id":"the-book-of-bushido-the-complete-guide-to-real-samurai-chivalry-hardcover","title":"The Book of Bushido: The Complete Guide to Real Samurai Chivalry - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntony Cummins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e book on bushido, the much-cited but widely misrepresented samurai code of honour. Drawing on authentic historical texts, it is a detailed and accurate exploration of medieval life in Japan and the samurai, a must-have for anyone with a love of martial arts or Japanese history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003ethe go-to volume on bushido\u003c\/b\u003e (\"the way of the warrior\"), drawing on a \u003cb\u003ewide range of historical sources\u003c\/b\u003e to paint a vivid picture of the samurai in action and separating the truth from the myth of samurai chivalry. It offers a long-overdue update to the attractive but inaccurate portrait of the samurai painted in \u003ci\u003eBushido: The Soul of Japan, \u003c\/i\u003e which has been a bestseller ever since its publication in 1905, and the equally idealistic \u003ci\u003eHagakure\u003c\/i\u003e (c.1716). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Bushido, \u003c\/i\u003e Antony explores \u003cb\u003ethe reality of warrior behaviour\u003c\/b\u003e versus the idealistic depiction created for an Edwardian audience by the author of \u003ci\u003eBushido: The Soul of Japan.\u003c\/i\u003e He reveals the truth of how the samurai really behaved and of what they considered to be a warrior ethos. He replaces the image of the perfect eastern warrior with the much more interesting reality of hardened, bloodstained military leaders with human failings and a complex set of ideas about the world, who engage in ritual, magic and ceremony, who lead their followers in war and peace and who, above all, are fighting a battle between addiction to power and morality. \u003cb\u003eThis is the story of bushido - the way of the samurai.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntony Cummins is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ultimate Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e and many other books on Eastern martial culture. He is the founder of the Historical Ninjutsu Research Team, which has previously published \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Ninja\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e series (Watkins), and is spearheading a project to resurrect the authentic 17th-century samurai school Natori-Ryu. The Official Tourism Ambassador for Wakayama, Antony has been recognized by peers as a leading expert in the discovery of military arts of medieval Japan. Find out more at: \u003cbr\u003ewww.natori.co.uk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.6 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768040816928,"sku":"9781786786050","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/48c54b0e15a33aa99d60c40bee05ecb2.webp?v=1780323299","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-book-of-bushido-the-complete-guide-to-real-samurai-chivalry-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}