The Life-Giving Sword
Secret Teachings from the House of the Shogun
The legendary seventeenth-century swordsman Yagyu Munenori was the sword instructor and military and political adviser to two shoguns-and was a rival to the great Miyamoto Musashi. Despite his martial ability and his political power, Munenori spent his life immersed in Zen teachings and practice. 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 rea…
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Weitere Autoren: Munenori, Yagyu
- ISBN: 978-1-59030-990-2
- EAN: 9781590309902
- Produktnummer: 19432606
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 192 S.
- Masse: H19.1 cm x B13.7 cm x D1.5 cm 213 g
- Gewicht: 213
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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.
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