{"product_id":"book-of-bushido-the-complete-guide-to-real-samurai-chivalry","title":"Book of Bushido: The Complete Guide to Real Samurai Chivalry","description":"\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 \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","brand":"Antony Cummins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42452071514339,"sku":"9781786786050","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0356\/3906\/6759\/products\/9781786786050-us.jpg?v=1644255090","url":"https:\/\/littleprofessorbookshop.com\/products\/book-of-bushido-the-complete-guide-to-real-samurai-chivalry","provider":"Little Professor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}