Medievalists.net » Far East http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Medieval Cookbooks: Something to Inspire the Medieval Cook in all of us! http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/05/medieval-cookbooks-something-to-inspire-the-medieval-cook-in-all-of-us/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/05/medieval-cookbooks-something-to-inspire-the-medieval-cook-in-all-of-us/#comments Sun, 05 Jan 2014 18:38:33 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46368 Baby it's cold outside. Brrrrr! It's January, snow is blowing, frost is nipping at your toes - it's a great time to cook a hearty, hot meal. Want to make it even better? Try a medieval menu! Here are a few books to inspire the medieval cook in all of us.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/05/medieval-cookbooks-something-to-inspire-the-medieval-cook-in-all-of-us/feed/ 0 Sword and Spirit: Bushido in Practice from the Late Sengoku Era through the Edo Period http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/29/sword-and-spirit-bushido-in-practice-from-the-late-sengoku-era-through-the-edo-period/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/29/sword-and-spirit-bushido-in-practice-from-the-late-sengoku-era-through-the-edo-period/#comments Sun, 29 Dec 2013 12:34:13 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46141 Bushido’s derivative word, bushi, was the original term for the upper warrior classes. The spiritual aspects of it arose from two main sources: Buddhism and Shintoism. Buddhism provided the necessary components for bravery in the face of death.

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