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Followership and the Samurai
Author(s) -
Pascoe Bruce
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of leadership studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.219
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1935-262X
pISSN - 1935-2611
DOI - 10.1002/jls.21494
Subject(s) - followership , style (visual arts) , relevance (law) , period (music) , history , philosophy , management , aesthetics , political science , law , economics , archaeology
Japan's samurai were a class of followers—their very name samurai originally meant those who served. The current study examines the colorful nature and significance of followership in the unique cultural setting of Japan's Edo or Tokugawa period (1603–1868), and how the relationship between samurai and their lords was affected by bushido —the way of the warrior. It also considers the relevance of samurai‐style followership to today's world.