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100 1 $aBlomberg, Catharina.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2013007689
245 14 $aThe heart of the warrior :$borigins and religious background of the samurai system in feudal Japan /$cCatharina Blomberg.
260 $aSandgate, Folkestone, Kent :$bJapan Library,$c1994.
300 $axiii, 226 pages :$billustrations ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 216-221) and index.
505 0 $aCh. 1. The Formation of a Warrior Nobility -- Ch. 2. Bushi Attitudes Towards the Traditional Religions -- Ch. 3. Duty Privilege and Loyalty: Religious and Practical Concerns. Pt. I. Swords and Sword-fighting Techniques. Pt. II. Seppuku, Junshi and the Taking of Heads. Pt. III. Allegiance, Oaths and Bushi Organisations -- Ch. 4. Bushido : The Concept of Chivalry. Pt. I. Early Notions of Chivalry and Its Legal Aspects. Pt. II. Warrior Ethics East and West. Pt. III. Early Confucian Influence. Pt. IV. The Tokugawa Bakufu and the Codification of Bushido. Pt. V. The Ako Affair. Pt. VI. The Tokugawa Peace and the Intrusion of the Western World -- Ch. 5. Bushi Influence on Culture and the Arts.
520 $aFrom their origins as provincial men-at-arms the samurai, or more correctly bushi, evolved into a warrior nobility which for seven centuries held supreme power in Japan. This book traces the development of their concept of chivalrous behaviour and strict code of honour, later known as Bushido, 'the Way of the Warrior'.
520 8 $aThe manner in which the bushi regarded themselves and their role in society, and the awe they inspired, has earned them an almost mythical status as well as widespread interest. The warrior ethic is examined here in relation to the three traditional religious influences, Shinto, Confucianism and Buddhism. As professional warriors the bushi contravened one of the central religious tenets, the injunction against taking life, common to Buddhism and Shinto.
520 8 $aObservance of the principle of loyalty until death, and indeed for the duration of several existences, justified their actions. The book analyses aspects hitherto largely ignored by scholars, such as the attitudes of the bushi themselves towards such characteristic features of their life as the sword and sword-fighting techniques, the taking of enemy heads on the battlefield, ritual suicide (seppuku) and human sacrifice (junshi and hito-bashira).
650 0 $aSamurai.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85117066
650 0 $aBushido.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85018252
650 0 $aFeudalism$zJapan.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85047985
852 00 $beal$hBJ971.B8$iB56 1994g