Hagakure in etos samuraja: ideal in resnica

Simeonov, Marta (author), Culiberg, Luka (mentor)

Namen tega dodiplomskega dela je preučiti vsebino Hagakureja - dokumenta iz 18. stoletja, pripisanega nekdanjemu samuraju Yamamotu Tsunetomu iz prefekture Saga. Kljub miru in stabilnosti v obdobju Edo, Hagakure poudarja radikalno vedenje in samurajske vrednote, ki so povezane s smrtjo in za katere je Yamamoto menil, da so ključne za samurajski etos. Po razlagi izvora in zgodovine samurajev so v naslednjem poglavju podrobneje predstavljeni pojmi bushidō, čast in zvestoba. Slednja sta ponazorjena v zvezi z namenom smrti, po katerem je znan Hagakure. Na koncu, po sociološkem pogledu na knjigo, to delo poskuša pojasniti razloge, zakaj je bil Hagakure napisan.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: samuraji, Hagakure, bushidō, čast, zvestoba, smrt
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Year: 2023
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-150935
• Publication date in RUL: 26.09.2023

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Hagakure and Samurai Ethos: Ideal and Reality

Abstract

This undergraduate thesis aims to examine the content of Hagakure – an 18th century document attributed to Yamamoto Tsunetomo, a former samurai from Saga Prefecture. In contrast to the peace and stability of the Edo period, Hagakure emphasises radical behaviour and the establishment of samurai values associated with death, which Yamamoto saw as crucial to the samurai ethos. After explaining the origin and history of the samurai, the next chapter explains the concepts of bushidō, honour and loyalty. The latter two are explained in terms of the purpose of death for which the Hagakure is famous. Finally, after a sociological perspective on the book, this thesis concludes with the reason why Hagakure was written.

• Keywords: samurai, Hagakure, bushidō, loyalty, honour, death