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Book Description The Samurai code of honor is
deeply ingrained in the Japanese culture and influences it to this day.
This book presents extracts from Samurai manuals, such as A Book of Five
Rings, Code of the Samurai, and Hagakure, as well as extracts from Samurai
literature, such as Comrade Love of the Samurai, to help individuals form
a general picture of the Samurai. This book explains how the Samurai were
warriors who fought for Japan and their warlords over a period of hundreds
of years, leading to the creation of a period of stability, peace, and
prosperity. This book is ideal for enthusiasts of Japanese culture,
Eastern culture, and martial arts.
About the
Author Robert T. Samuel translates Japanese books into English and
is an avid collector of Samurai books, pictures, and swords.
Product Details
Paperback: 168 pages
Publisher: Astrolog Publishing House (November 30,
2004)
Magnificent Japanese
Martial 'Art' fills this text with spectacular paintings, historical
relations of Samurai history, with much of the 'philosophy' stemming
from proverbs and military warriors' quotes.
"The Samurai: The Philosophy of Victory"
By Robert T. Samuel is a so so book at best.Some of the information
came from sources such as the Book of five rings and Hagakure, these
sources are sometimes biased and often did not refer to samurai
culture but just the lives of the author. A frightening note is that
the rest of the material seems ot be directly plagarized from both
internet rescources, such as the Samurai Archives and material
written by Dr. Stephen Turnbull. Overall I defintly cannot recomend
this book.
The Samurai:The Philosophy Of Victory is a
hodgepodge of fiction, history, and excerpts from several well known
(if historically misleading) Japanese books such as Book Of The Five
Rings and Hagakure. At its best, it provides the reader with
entertaining light reading along with plenty of attractive
illustrations. However, the book has several problems, the most
serious of which deals with plagiarized material. The entire 'Famous
Samurai' section along with the accompanying illustrations was taken
uncredited and without permission from the informative
samurai-archives. Other sections of the book appear to have been
lifted from the website as well. In addition, other illustrations
and text have seemingly been taken from noted Samurai author Stephen
Turnbull's books-again, uncredited and without permission. In
addition, the book is full of errors both big and small. For
example, in the aforementioned 'Famous Samurai' list, the author has
replaced the correct term 'Shugo' (meaning provincial constable or
military governor) with the incorrect term 'Shogun'. The book Tanki
Yoriaku is identified as Hi Ko Ben (which was in fact the subtitle).
There's more, but that should give you a general idea. This being
the author's first effort, one would hope that he would improve upon
the accuracy of its content and especially upon receiving permission
to reprint the copyrighted work of others before trying
again.
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based on 3 reviews. (
Aaesthetic value..., January 18, 2007
heh, November 4, 2005
