Bushido, the Soul of Japan, by Inazo Nitobe, [1905], at sacred-texts.com
CONTENTS
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION | |
INTRODUCTION | |
CHAPTER I.--BUSHIDO AS AN ETHICAL SYSTEM | |
II.--SOURCES OF BUSHIDO | |
III.--RECTITUDE OR JUSTICE | |
IV.--COURAGE, THE SPIRIT OF DARING AND BEARING | |
V.--BENEVOLENCE, THE FEELING OF DISTRESS | |
VI.--POLITENESS | |
VII.--VERACITY AND SINCERITY | |
VIII.--HONOUR | |
IX.--THE DUTY OF LOYALTY | |
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X.--EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF A SAMURAI | |
XI.--SELF-CONTROL | |
XII.--THE INSTITUTIONS OF SUICIDE AND REDRESS | |
XIII.--THE SWORD, THE SOUL OF THE SAMURAI | |
XIV.--THE TRAINING AND POSITION OF WOMAN | |
XV.--THE INFLUENCE OF BUSHIDO | |
XVI.--IS BUSHIDO STILL ALIVE? | |
XVII.--THE FUTURE OF BUSHIDO |