Suicidal Honor

Auteur: Bargen, Doris G.
Editeur: University of Hawai'i Press
On September 13, 1912, the day of Emperor Meiji's funeral, General Nogi Maresuke committed ritual suicide. The revered military hero's wife joined in his act of junshi. The violence of their suicide shocked the nation. This work illuminates Japan's painful transition from the idealized heroic world of samurai culture to the anxieties of modernity.

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On September 13, 1912, the day of Emperor Meiji's funeral, General Nogi Maresuke committed ritual suicide. The revered military hero's wife joined in his act of junshi. The violence of their suicide shocked the nation. This work illuminates Japan's painful transition from the idealized heroic world of samurai culture to the anxieties of modernity.
ISBN / EAN 9780824829988
Auteur Bargen, Doris G.
Editeur University of Hawai'i Press