A book of five rings / [electronic resource] Miyamoto Musaschi ; translated by Victor Harris.

By:

Miyamoto, Musashi, 1584-1645

Contributor(s):

Harris, Victor, 1942-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Publication details: New York : Overlook Press, 1974.Description: 95 p. : ill., map ; 22 cmISBN:

0879510188
9780879510183
0517415283
9780517415283

Uniform titles:

Gorin no sho. English

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

796.86

LOC classification:

U101 .M5913 1974

Online resources:

Free eBook from the Internet Archive

Contents:

Japan during Musashi's lifetime. -- Kendo. -- Kendo and Zen. -- Concerning the life of Miyamoto Musashi. -- The works of Miyamoto Musashi. -- A book of five rings (go rin no sho) -- Introduction. -- The ground book. -- The water book. -- The fire book. -- The wind book. -- The book of the void.

Summary: Investigates the history and philosophy of the traditional form of Japanese sword fighting known as Kendo.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
EBooks	Main Library-Nabua	Project Gutenberg	U101 .M5913 1974 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available

Translation of: Gorin no sho.

Investigates the history and philosophy of the traditional form of Japanese sword fighting known as Kendo.

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