Il Bushido, letteralmente "la via del guerriero", è il codice etico che i cavalieri dell'esercito giapponese dovevano osservare tanto nell'esercizio della loro professione quanto nella vita privata. Individua alcune virtù cardine del popolo giapponese (e in particolare dei samurai) come la rettitudine, il coraggio, la benevolenza, l'empatia, la cortesia, la sincerità, l'onore, la fedeltà e l'autocontrollo. Non è il frutto del lavoro di una sola mente, ma una "raccolta" di precetti della ca...

El Bushido o el código de conducta de los guerreros samuráis trata de fomentar las virtudes marciales, el honor y la indiferencia que se debía mostrar ante el dolor y la muerte. Este severo código de conducta llenó plenamente el alma de Japón, permitiéndonos conocer su mentalidad y sus costumbres.Sin duda alguna, Bushido es un libro imprescindible para conocer el alma y la filosofía de Japón.

Inazo Nitobe’s Bushido the Soul of Japan is a classic work on warrior culture. Nitobe examines the moral and ethical qualities which makes a Samurai -- such as rectitude, courage, benevolence, politeness, sincerity, honor, loyalty and self-control. Other chapters are devoted to the education and training of samurai, their weapons and Bushido as a philosophy and system of ethics. A short but powerful book, Bushido the Soul of Japan is considered essential reading for milit...

O livro que levou aos quatro cantos do mundo os sete valores do caminho do guerreiro. Que virtudes fazem do Japão um dos países mais admirados em todo o mundo? Que tem de mais profundo e transversal este povo, geograficamente tão longínquo, e que em nós, ocidentais, desperta tanta curiosidade? Há um século, Inazo Nitobé não fez estas perguntas, mas quis olhar para o seu país, o Japão no seu despertar como nação moderna, e perceber onde tinha nascido a ética do seu povo. Foi assim, nessa de...

L’auteur développe l’éthique du Bushido, et explique ses ramifications dans la société de l’ancien Japon. Il nous la fait connaître en faisant des comparaisons avec ce qui est familier aux Occidentaux.

'Bushido' translates literally as 'the way of the warrior', and is the Japanese word used to describe the ancient code of the Samurai. It is a complex and chivalric code of behavior that prizes loyalty and honor above all, but also champions the qualities of dedication, frugality, and mastery of martial arts.Inazo Nitobe eloquently investigates and explains the foundations of Japan's feudal system, recording and codifying this ancient system of ethics. Nitobe's approach has a vast ...

Le Bushi, c'est le samouraï, le soldat du Moyen Age japonais. le Bushidô est un code de conduite, l'ensemble des valeurs que ce chevalier d'Orient était censé respecter. Pour l'auteur de cet ouvrage, Inazo Nitobe, c'est aussi le fond culturel et moral du Japon tout entier, la colonne vertébrale de la mentalité nipponne. L'ouvrage passe en revue les valeurs fondamentales de cette nation: courage, bienveillance, loyauté… et ce qui est au départ un plaidoyer éloquent pour une nation boulevers...

Al vivir bajo el régimen feudal japonés, el cual es el cuerpo del Bushido, puedo atestiguar la verdad esencial de las descripciones del doctor Nitobe, en todo lo que abarcan, así como la fidelidad de sus análisis y generalizaciones. Él ha descrito con arte experto y ha reproducido el colorido de la pintura que mil años de literatura japonesa refleja de modo tan glorioso. El código del Samurái se desarrolló a lo largo de un milenio de evolución, y nuestro autor se percata de los florecimien...

En Bushidō: Código moral de los samuráis, Inazo Nitobe ofrece una interpretación sistemática del ethos guerrero japonés y lo presenta como fundamento espiritual de la cultura nacional. El libro examina virtudes como rectitud, coraje, benevolencia, cortesía, sinceridad, honor y lealtad, articulándolas con un tono ensayístico, reflexivo y comparatista. Su estilo, sobrio pero elocuente, enlaza referencias al confucianismo, el budismo, el sintoísmo y la tradición caballeresca europea, situando...

Nitobe Inazō (1862 –1933) was a Japanese agricultural economist, author, educator, diplomat and politician. His book, ‘Bushido; The Soul of Japan’ explains Samurai culture to a western audience. First published in English in 1900, ‘Bushido’ takes a look at the virtues associated with the warrior’s way: rectitude, courage, benevolence, politeness, sincerity, honor, loyalty and self-control. Identifying the roots of Bushido in Buddhism, Shintoism and Confucianism, he examines correspondences...

Bushido: The Soul Of Japanby Inazo NitobeA century ago, when Japan was transforming itself from an isolated feudal society into a modern nation, a Japanese educator queried about the ethos of his people composed this seminal work, which with his numerous other writings in English made him the best, known Japanese writer in the West during his lifetime.He found in Bushido, the sources of the virtues most admired by his people: rectitude, courage, benevolence, politene...

Bushido, The Soul of Japan is one of the most influential works ever written on the moral code of the samurai and its place in Japanese civilization. First published at the turn of the twentieth century, Inazo Nitobe’s classic essay introduced Western readers to the ethical foundations of Japan: honor, loyalty, courage, self-control, benevolence, sincerity, and the willingness to sacrifice oneself for a higher ideal. Written with elegance, erudition, and d...