Yagyu Munenori

The Life-Giving Sword

Secret Teachings from the House of the Shogun

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The legendary seventeenth-century swordsman Yagyu Munenori was the sword instructor and military and political adviser to two shoguns—and a great rival to Miyamoto Musashi. Despite his martial ability and his political power, Munenori's life was spent immersed in Zen teachings. These teachings formed the framework for his deeply spiritual approach to sword fighting. Munenori saw in the practice of the sword a way to transform the student into a total human being. The Life-Giving Sword is Munenori's manifesto on his approach. His central themes are the life-giving sword—the idea of controlling one's opponent by spiritual readiness to fight rat… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Wilson, William Scott (Übers.)

ISBN: 978-0-8348-2812-4
EAN: 9780834828124
Produktnummer: 21088844
Verlag: Shambhala
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Seitenangabe: 192 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 7'343 KB

Über den Autor

William Scott Wilson is the foremost translator into English of traditional Japanese texts on samurai culture. His best-selling translations include Hagakure and The Book of Five Rings.