Samurai Women 1184-1877

Samurai Women 1184-1877

Samurai Women 1184-1877

Samurai Women 1184-1877

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Overview

From when the Empress Jingo-kogo led an invasion of Korea while pregnant with the future Emperor Ojin, tales of female Japanese warriors have emerged from Japan's rich history. Using material that has never been translated into English before, this book presents the story of Japan's female warriors for the first time, revealing the role of the women of the samurai class in all their many manifestations, investigating their weapons, equipment, roles, training and belief systems. Crucially, as well as describing the women who were warriors in their own right, like Hauri Tsuruhime and the women of Aizu, this book also looks at occasions when women became the power behind the throne, ruling and warring through the men around them.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781780963334
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 01/20/2012
Series: Warrior , #151
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 64
File size: 10 MB

About the Author

Stephen Turnbull took his first degree at Cambridge University, and has two MAs (in Theology and Military History) from Leeds University. In 1996 he received a PhD from Leeds for his work on Japanese religious history. He travels extensively in Europe and the Far East and also runs a well-used picture library. His work has been recognized by the awarding of the Canon Prize of the British Association for Japanese Studies and a Japan Festival Literary Award. In 2008 he was appointed Visiting Professor of Japanese Studies at Akita International University in Japan. Stephen Turnbull currently divides his time between lecturing in Japanese Religion and History at Leeds University and freelance writing.

Giuseppe Rava was born in Faenza in 1963, and took an interest in all things military from an early age. Entirely self-taught, Giuseppe has established himself as a leading military history artist, and is inspired by the works of the great military artists, such as Detaille, Meissonier, Rochling, Lady Butler, Ottenfeld and Angus McBride. He lives and works in Italy.
Stephen Turnbull is widely recognised as the world's leading English language authority on the samurai of Japan. He took his first degree at Cambridge and has two MAs (in Theology and Military History) and a PhD from Leeds University. He is now retired and pursues an active literary career, having now published 85 books. His expertise has helped with numerous projects including films, television and the award-winning strategy game Shogun Total War.
Giuseppe Rava was born in Faenza in 1963, and took an interest in all things military from an early age. Entirely self-taught, Giuseppe has established himself as a leading military history artist, and is inspired by the works of the great military artists, such as Detaille, Meissonier, Röchling, Lady Butler, Ottenfeld and Angus McBride. He lives and works in Italy.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Elusive Samurai Woman 4

Chronology 6

Women In Samurai History 7

The female rulers of ancient Japan

Women and the rise of the samurai Women in the Age of Warring States

The women of the ikki

Appearance, Equipment and Dress 19

The armed woman

The naginata

The dagger

The Samurai Woman in Peace and War 23

Wives, daughters and marriage

The vengeful woman

Samurai women and the defended castle

The Samurai Woman on the Battlefield 36

Tomoe Gozen: the beautiful samurai, 1184

Tsuruhime of Omishima, the sea princess, 1541 Ueno Tsuruhime at Tsuneyama, 1577

Keigin-ni at Imayama, 1570 Myorin-ni, the warrior widow of Tsurusaki Castle, 1586

The women of Hondo, 1589-90 The female defenders of Omori Castle, 1599

Women in the Sekigahara Campaign, 1600 The women warriors of Aizu, 1868

Museums and Memorials 61

Bibliography and Further Reading 63

Index 64

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