The Heart of the Warrior
Subtitle: Origins and Religious Background of the Samurai System in Feudal Japan
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: January 17, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781873410134
Subjects: Buddhism; Confucianism; Shintoism; Social classes; Social history; Religion - Socialissues; Ethnic Studies - General; Religion; Japan; Samurai; Ethics & Moral Philosophy; General; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; Spirituality - General; Bushido; Conduct of life
First sentence: The earliest representations in Japan of warriors in armour are to be found among the haniwa, burned clay figures which were placed on the keyhole-shaped grave mounds of the eponymous Kofun period (250-500 A.D.).