Bushido
This classic introduction to the chivalric code of honor of the samurai will appeal to a broad range of readers interested in Japanese philosophy, military history, and the samurai era.\ Inazo Nitobe, a Japanese philosopher writing in eloquent English, outlines the origins of bushido, or the way of the samurai, and shows how the code permeates traditional Japanese culture.\ Nitobe's extensive research results in an eclectic and far-reaching book. He delved into Buddhism, Shintoism, and...
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Bushido is both an important historical document and a guide to everyday practice. Bushido, the way of the warrior, was the samurai code of honor that flourished in feudal Japan. Initially, the new Bushido had no written text understandable to foreigners, and to fill this need, Inazo Nitobe, (1862--1933), Japanese diplomat, educator, and Quaker, wrote this book. It remains the best introduction to the study of Bushido and Japanese thought generally.
