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Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai [Special Edition] (Hardcover)

by Yamamoto Tsunetomo (Author), William Scott Wilson (Translator) "Although it stands to reason that a samurai should be mindful of the Way of the Samurai, it would seem that we are all negligent..." (more)

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Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Kodansha International Ltd; Gift edition edition (29 Jul 2002)
Language English
ISBN-10: 4770029160
ISBN-13: 978-4770029164
Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 13.7 x 2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

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"A guidebook and inspiration for ... anyone interested in achieving a courageous and transcendent understanding of life."

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favourite books, 1 Mar 2004

By	Henry S. Baker (Plymouth, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai (Paperback)

Despite being written 300 years ago in Japan, this book contains so much wisdom and insight that can be successfully applied to modern life. It is very easy to read because it is made up of short passages usually only a paragraph long, so it is excellent to read a few pages at a time for a little inspiration. The stories are sometimes funny, and frequently confusing and illogical to the western mind which makes it a great read. This book is a great insight into the philosophy and mindset of the samurai. I would recommend it to anyone, and it makes a great gift.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Learn the true meaning of Seppuku, 17 May 2001

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This review is from: Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai (Paperback)

Hagakure may be familiar to anyone who has seen the film 'Ghost Dog'. It contains anecdotes relating to the way of the samurai, but can be (unfairly) summarised as follows: the way of the samurai lies in death, death must be contemplated on a daily basis, even the slightest example of disrespect should be met by immediate and fatal remedy. In particular, seppuku (hiri kiri) is the noble and glorious end to virtually all anecdotes.

It is a remarkable book, and probably the most interesting of the Samurai guides (eg Book of Five Rings). However, it should be remembered that Hagakure was considered exceptionally fundamentalist when it was written (17th century) and was disapproved of due to its overemphasis on death.

It was also a favourite text of Yukio Mishima, which if you know about Mishima, tells its own story.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Face death with dignity, 18 Jan 2005

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The beauty of this book is the fact that it can be picked up and opened at any page and you will find a paragraph or event that will captivate you and urge you to read on, discovering an insight to the bottled up world of feudal Japan, from the sacred code of the Samuari to the work of an ordinary peasent.

As you make your way through the book you can easily relate some of the events to your own everyday encounters with the world (with exempt to cutting down passers by over seemingly minor reasons), this is a book that dosent try to educate or be something its not but is naturally bursting with politeness and touching to read.

This book has great meaning to me as it helped my way of thinking. Do not hesitate buy this book, you wont regret it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars 'Zen Flesh, Zen bones' for those with a dark side !
Buy the 2000/2001 reprint edition of the paperback as it has
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Published on 6 Aug 2005

3.0 out of 5 stars Some nice quotes, but generally just wacky.
Anyone interested in Japanese feudalism and the arts
risen from it, not to mention WWII should read this
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in it's... Read more

Published on 23 Feb 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars Hagakure - i agree, good book for the open minded
i think that the book may be difficult to understand for alot of people, even i read through things more than once but if is truly interested in the way, this is a great book. Read more

Published on 21 Jul 2003 by yucali

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