The Code of the Warrior : Exploring Warrior Values Past and Present /

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Main Author: French, Shannon E., 1970- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Rowman & Littlefield [2017]
Edition:Second Edition
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Table of Contents:
  • Why warriors need a code
  • The homeric hero: a hector who wins?
  • The two faces of Rome
  • Vikings: vengeance, Valkyries, and Valhalla
  • Never to do outrageousity nor murder: the code of the warrior in the world of Mallory's Morte D'arthur
  • Indigenous Americans: warriors of the sacred plains
  • Chinese warrior monks: the martial artists of Shaolin
  • The soul of the Samurai: duty, devotion, and death
  • Revelation and the rules of engagement: Sultan Saladin and the warriors of Islam
  • The warrior's code today: do we need new ethics of war?