Seppuku: A History of Samurai Suicide by Andrew Rankin
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Description The history of seppuku - Japanese ritual suicide by cutting the stomach, sometimes referred to as hara-kiri - spans a millennium, and came to be favored by samurai as an honorable form of death. Here, for the first time in English, is a book that charts the history of seppuku from ancient times to the twentieth century through a collection of swashbuckling tales from history and literature. Author Andrew Rankin takes us from the first recorded incident of seppuku, by the goddess Aomi in the eighth century, through the "golden age" of seppuku in the sixteenth century that includes the suicides of Shibata Katsuie, Sen no Riky? and Toyotomi Hidetsugu, up to the seppuku of General Nogi Maresuke in 1912.Drawing on never-before-translated medieval war tales, samurai clan documents, and execution handbooks, Rankin also provides a fascinating look at the seppuku ritual itself, explaining the correct protocol and etiquette for seppuku, different stomach-cutting procedures, types of swords, attire, location, even what kinds of refreshment should be served at the seppuku ceremony. The book ends with a collection of quotations from authors and commentators down through the centuries, summing up both the Japanese attitude toward seppuku and foreigners' reactions-"As for when to die, make sure you are one step ahead of everyone else. Never pull back from the brink. But be aware that there are times when you should die, and times when you should not. Die at the right moment, and you will be a hero. Die at the wrong moment, and you will die like a dog." - Izawa Nagahide, The Warrior's Code, 1725"We all thought, 'These guys are some kind of nutcakes.'" - Jim Verdolini, USS Randolph, describing "Kamikaze" attack of March 11, 1945
Author Biography
Andrew Rankin is a Japan scholar studying for his Ph.D. on Yukio Mishima at Cambridge University, in the U.K. He lived in Japan for twenty years and attended Tokyo University. Rankin worked as a translator at the National Institute of Japanese Literature in Tokyo; his work includes Snakelust by Kenji Nakagami, published by KI in 1998.
Details ISBN 1568365861 ISBN-13 9781568365862 Title Seppuku: A History of Samurai Suicide Author Andrew Rankin Format Paperback Year 2018 Pages 256 Publisher Kodansha America, Inc GE_Item_ID:141745941; About Us
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