Foreword
Hagakure in Context
Introduction
The HaGakure Phenomenon
Contextualizing the Historical Setting and Social Milieu
Contextualizing the Content
Unraveling the Essence of Hagakure
Conclusion
Idle Talk in the Dead of Night
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Pertaining to Fealty
Pertaining to Death and War
Pertaining to Women
Miscellany
Main Events in the History of the Saga Domain and Yamamoto Jo–cho–’s Life
Hagakure Hierarchy
References