TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lockley,Thomas
AU  - Girard,Geoffrey
TI  - African samurai: the true story of Yasuke, a legendary black warrior in feudal Japan 
SN  - 9781335141026
PY  - 2019///]
CY  - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PB  - Hanover Square Press
KW  - Yasuke
KW  - Blacks
KW  - Japan
KW  - Biography
KW  - Samurai
KW  - History
KW  - Azuchi-Momoyama period, 1568-1603
KW  - Biographies
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - 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
ER  -