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African samurai : the true story of Yasuke, a legendary black warrior in feudal Japan / Thomas Lockley and Geoffrey Girard. by Lockley, Thomas author. Subjects Yasuke (Black Samuraï)   Blacks -- Japan -- Biography.   Samurai -- Japan -- History.   Japan -- History -- Azuchi-Momoyama period, 1568-1603. Publisher Info:  Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, [2019] Description:  380 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm RDA Types:  text still image unmediated volume ISBN:  9781335141026 1335141022 Contents:  Prelude: Yasuke de gozaru -- Warrior. A welcome to Japan ; Only the grace of God ; The ghosts of Africa ; Seminary life ; The terms of employment ; The Witch of Bungo ; Pirates and choir boys ; A riot on Monday ; Tenka Fuba ; Feats of strength -- Samurai. Guest of honor ; Treasures old and new ; The way of warriors ; His Lord's whim ; Oda at war ; The dead are rising ; Collecting heads ; Fuji-san ; Battle cry ; The Honnō-ji incident -- Legend. Japan, tomorrow ; The guns of Okitanawate ; Possible paths ; Yasuke through the ages -- Afterword. Format Book:  Summary:  Kidnapped as a child, Yasuke had ended up a servant and bodyguard to the head of the Jesuits in Asia, with whom he traversed India and China learning multiple languages as he went. His arrival in Kyoto, however, literally caused a riot. Most Japanese people had never seen an African man before, and many of them saw him as the embodiment of the black-skinned Buddha. Among those who were drawn to his presence was Lord Nobunaga, head of the most powerful clan in Japan, who made Yasuke a samurai in his court. In the four hundred years since, Yasuke has been known in Japan largely as a legendary, perhaps mythical figure. In telling his story, Lockley and Girard offer a new perspective on race in world history and a vivid portrait of life in medieval Japan. -- adapted from jacket No. of Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Marion Public Library Top Floor 952 LOC Checked In Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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