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Hara-Kiri: Japanese Ritual Suicide

Door Jack Seward

Categorie
Geschiedenis Azië
Boeknummer
#261293
Titel
Hara-Kiri: Japanese Ritual Suicide
Auteur
Seward, Jack
Boektype
Paperback
Druk
5e druk
Uitgeverij
Charles E. Tuttle
Jaar van uitgave
1981
ISBN10
0804802319
ISBN13
9780804802314
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting
To the average westerner, the word hara-kiri conjures up an image of excruciating, self-inflicted pain; of a deep, fatal incision. To the Japanese, this kind of suicide embodies the best qualities of courage, honor, and discipline.

Through extensive research, author Jack Seward brings to the English-speaking public a dissertation on the subject that is thoroughly enlightening. Fluent in speaking, reading, and writing Japanese, he was able to glean information from ancient documentsmany of them scrolls in the Japanese archivesthat few foreigners have seen. The earliest writings on hara-kiri (known more formally as seppuku) are thus revealed, as are the intricate rituals surrounding the ceremony.

"The major purpose of this book," says the author, "is to clarify the histo
... (Lees verder)rical and sociological significance of a unique method of self-destruction." In fulfilling this purpose, author Seward has come up with a definitive work that is sure to arouse interest both as a scholarly effort and as simple, fascinating reading.
Pagina's
116
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 10,00

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