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Hara-kiri: Japanese ritual suicide

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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 documents, many of them scrolls in the Japanese archives, that 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

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Ketersediaan

PMKAA00548

364.152252 SEW h

Museum KAA (Japan)

Tersedia

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

364.152252 SEW h

Penerbit

Japan : The Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc., 1984

Deskripsi Fisik

116 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-8048-0231-9

Klasifikasi

364.152252

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

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Subjek

Japan--History

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Jack Seward

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