Samurai and ninja : the real story behind the Japanese warrior myth that shatters the Bushido mystique / by Antony Cummins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cummins, Antony.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Samurai--History.

Samurai.

History.

Ninja--History.

Ninja.

Bushido.

Japan--History, Military--To 1868.

Japan.

History, Military.

Genre:

History.

Military history.

Physical Description:

222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Real story behind the Japanese warrior myth that shatters the Bushido mystique

Place of Publication:

Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

The Myths of the noble Samurai and the sinister Ninja are filled with romantic fantasy and fallacy. Samurai and Ninja scholar Antony Cummins shatters the Myths and exposes the true nature of these very - very - Japanese warriors. The Samurai and Ninja were in fact brutal killing machines trained in torture and imbued with machismo. Some were skilled horsemen and sword-fighting specialists, while others were masters of subterfuge and sabotage. Some fought for loyalty, others for personal gain. What these warriors all shared in common was their unflinching personal bravery, skill and brutality. In Samurai and Ninja, Antony Cummins separates myth from fact in telling the real story of the most mysterious and legendary warriors of all time. He describes the Samurai and the Ninja as they really were in earlier times when battles raged across - in later times when war become obsolete and they became philosophers, scholars and courtiers. He describes the social context of the day and the feudal world into which the warriors were trained to fight and the for their lords. He exposes the incredibly brutal nature of warfare in medieval Japan. This book illuminated by rare Japanese manuscripts and texts which are translated into English for the very first time. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Tearing the World of The Samurai And Ninja Apart 11

Part II The Samurai 23

Part III The Shinobi 115

Part IV The Resurrection 213.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9784805313343

480531334X

OCLC:

887850210