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The Samurai
· 33 min · Episode 1612
Episode The Samurai
This is the story of the legendary Samurai - how did they go from provincial bodyguards to revered warriors? Why did they transform from ancestral soldiers to office workers? And will we ever see them again?
Dan is joined by Christopher Harding, a cultural historian of Japan, India and East-West connections. Chris explains the long history of the Samurai and the potential renewal of the Samurai spirit in Japan's future.
Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Dougal Patmore.
If you would like to subscribe to Chris' substack, then it can be found at www.IlluminAsia.org.
If you want to hear more about samurai history, check out the Echoes of History podcast here - https://podfollow.com/echoes-of-history/view.
You can also find Chris' Substack, IlluminAsia, here - https://www.illuminasia.org/.
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