by Thomas F. Cleary · Editorial Kairós SA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788472457126
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«La sabiduría del samurái» is the anthology of classic bushido texts by Thomas F. Cleary, published by Kairós in paperback (348 pages, in Spanish).
Thomas Cleary translates five bushido texts written by Yamaga Soko, a seventeenth-century thinker who drove the samurai transition from warrior caste to intellectual, ethical, and political leadership. The writings set out the ideals and philosophy of the warrior code, with a practical guide to living by them.
The book belongs to the Clásicos collection from Kairós and features a translation by Miguel Portillo Díez. Its original title is Samurai Wisdom: Lessons from Japan's Warrior Culture.
Aimed at readers interested in the history and philosophy of feudal Japan, bushido, and the martial arts.
Thomas Francis Cleary was an American translator and author of more than 80 books related to Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Muslim classics, and of The Art of War, a treatise on management, military strategy, and statecraft. He has translated books from Pali, Sanskrit, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Old Irish into English. Cleary lived in Oakland, California.
