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Western scholars are generally far less familiar with the samurai in his original role as warrior and master of arms than in his other functions as landowner, feudal lord, litterateur, or philosopher. Karl Friday examines samurai martial culture from a historical and worldview in this study.

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This study is refreshingly free of jargon and inscrutable or pretentious philosophizing. Instead, Friday presents this history of the samurai in cool, clear terms that will appeal to more than a select band of academics.... An excellent book." —Daily Yomiuri

Legacies of the Sword The KashimaShinryu and

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      Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
      Publication Date: 7/30/1997 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780824818791, 978-0824818791
      ISBN10: 0824818792
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      Social and cultural anthropology Martial arts

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Western scholars are generally far less familiar with the samurai in his original role as warrior and master of arms than in his other functions as landowner, feudal lord, litterateur, or philosopher. Karl Friday examines samurai martial culture from a historical and worldview in this study.

      Trade Review
      This study is refreshingly free of jargon and inscrutable or pretentious philosophizing. Instead, Friday presents this history of the samurai in cool, clear terms that will appeal to more than a select band of academics.... An excellent book." —Daily Yomiuri

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