Warriors of Japan as Portrayed in the War Tales

Warriors of Japan as Portrayed in the War Tales
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Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 0824816013
ISBN-13 : 9780824816018
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Book Synopsis Warriors of Japan as Portrayed in the War Tales by : Paul Varley

Download or read book Warriors of Japan as Portrayed in the War Tales written by Paul Varley and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1994-07-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading cultural historian of premodern Japan draws a rich portrait of the emerging samurai culture as it is portrayed in gunki-mono, or war tales, examining eight major works spanning the mid-tenth to late fourteenth centuries. Although many of the major war tales have been translated into English, Warriors of Japan is the first book-length study of the tales and their place in Japanese history. The war tales are one of the most important sources of knowledge about Japan's premodern warriors, revealing much about the medieval psyche and the evolving perceptions of warriors, warfare, and warrior customs.


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