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The Demon’s sermon
From the book by Issai Chozanshi
Based on the translation by William Scott Wilson
Adapted by Sean Michael Wilson
Illustrated by Michiru Morikawa
With an afterword by William Scott Wilson
on The marTial arTsa Graphic novel
ShAMBhAlABoston & london
2013
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Based on The Demon’s Sermon on the Martial Arts by Issai Chozanshi, translated by William Scott Wilson, © 2006, published by
Shambhala Publications.
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© 2013 by Sean Michael WilsonIllustrations © 2013 by Michiru Morikawa
Afterword © 2013 by William Scott Wilson
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wilson, Sean Michael.[Tengu geijutsuron. English]
The demon’s sermon on the martial arts: a graphic novel / from the book by Issai Chozanshi; based on the translation by William Scott
Wilson; adapted by Sean Michael Wilson; illustrated by Michiru Morikawa. —1st ed.
p. cm.ISBN 978-1-61180-021-0 (pbk.: alk. paper)
1. Military art and science—Japan—Early works to 1800—Comic books, strips, etc. 2. Kendo—Philosophy—Early works to 1800—
Comic books, strips, etc. 3. Military art and science—Philosophy—Early works to 1800—Comic books, strips, etc. 4. Martial arts—Philosophy—Early works to 1800—Comic books, strips, etc. 5.
Graphic novels. I. Wilson, William Scott, 1944– II. Morikawa, Michiru, 1973– III. Niwa, Chozan, fl. 1716–1735 Tengu geijutsuron. English IV.
Title. U43.J3N58135 2013
741.5'973—DC232012037079
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THE DEMoN’S SERMoN: PART 1
Transformation of the Sparrow and the ButterflyMeeting the Gods of Poverty in a Dream
THE DEMoN’S SERMoN: PART 2
The Greatest Joys of the Cicada and Its Cast-off ShellThe owl’s Understanding
THE DEMoN’S SERMoN: PART 3
The Centipede Questions the Snake
THE DEMoN’S SERMoN: PART 4
The Toad’s Way of the GodsThe Mysterious Technique of the Cat
THE DEMoN’S SERMoN: PART 5
Afterword by William Scott Wilson
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TransFormaTion oF ThesParroW anD The BUTTerFlY
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