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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461480503321

Titolo

Martial arts as embodied knowledge [[electronic resource] ] : Asian traditions in a transnational world / / edited by D. S. Farrer and John Whalen-Bridge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2011

ISBN

1-4384-3968-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FarrerDouglas

Whalen-BridgeJohn <1961->

Disciplina

796.8

Soggetti

Martial arts - Social aspects

Martial arts

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Martial Arts as Embodied Knowledge""; ""Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. Introduction""; ""Part I. Embodied Fantasy""; ""2. Some Versions of the Samurai""; ""3. The Fantasy Corpus of Martial Arts, or, The ""Communication"" of Bruce Lee""; ""4. Body, Masculinity, and Representation in Chinese Martial Arts Films""; ""Part II. How the Social Body Trains""; ""5. The Training of Perceptionin Javanese Martial Arts""; ""6. Thai Boxing""; ""Part III. Transnational Self-Construction""; ""7. From Floor to Stage""

""8. The Oriental Martial Arts as Hybrid Totems, Together with Orientalized Avatars""""9. Coffee-Shop Gods""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""