Offers a study of the Japanese hidden Christians and the development of their faith and rituals from the 16th century to the present day. The Kakure Kirishitan are the descendants of the communities who maintained the Christian faith in Japan as an underground church during the time of persecution, and then chose to remain separate from the Catholic Church when religious toleration was granted in 1873.
Offers a study of the Japanese hidden Christians and the development of their faith and rituals from the 16th century to the present day. The Kakure K...
These two volumes contain many significant writings from the second half of the 20th century on the culture and conceits of the samurai. The tradition naturally falls into two halves divided by the Tokugawa ascendancy, so the volumes are The Age of War and The Age of Peace.
These two volumes contain many significant writings from the second half of the 20th century on the culture and conceits of the samurai. The tradition...
V této knize nás autor zavede za hranice všeobecného a povrchního pohledu na samuraje a jejich historii. V dnešní době známe samuraje spíše jako neúprosného bojovníka a věrného služebníka svého lenního pána. Díky tomuto dílu se však dozvíte, že k všednímu životu těchto válečníků patřila také poezie a jiná výtvarná umění. V přehledně kompilovaných kapitolách najdete mnoho informací řazených dle vývoje a historie těchto fenomenálních bojovníků. Knihu doplňuje mnoho barevných i černobílých fotografií.
V této knize nás autor zavede za hranice všeobecného a povrchního pohledu na samuraje a jejich historii. V dnešní době známe samuraje spíše...
Ever since the Empress Jingo-kogo led an invasion of Korea while pregnant with the future Emperor Ojin, tales of female Japanese warriors have emerged from Japan's rich history. Using material that has never been translated into English before, this book presents the story of Japan's female warriors for the first time, revealing the role of the women of the samurai class in all their many manifestations, investigating their weapons, equipment, roles, training and belief systems. Crucially, as well as describing the women who were warriors in their own right, like Hauri Tsuruhime and the women...
Ever since the Empress Jingo-kogo led an invasion of Korea while pregnant with the future Emperor Ojin, tales of female Japanese warriors have emerged...