description: For more than 700 years Japan was dominated by a military caste-the samurai. To the Western mind these fearsome warriors-samurai, the masterless ronin, and the assassin ninja-have always been a source of mystery and wonder, combining the idealism of chivalry with military fanaticism. THE WAYS OF THE SAMURAI digs beneath the myth and reveals a truth even more amazing about the men who practiced a discipline drawn from Zen and Confucian ethics-bushido, the way of the warrior.
language: English
title: The Ways of the Samurai
titlecomplete: The Ways of the Samurai (Adventures in History)
genres: Japanese History, Nonfiction, Japan, History
ratings_count: 165
publisher: iBooks