LEADER 04547nam 2201021 450 001 9910813100603321 005 20230807215815.0 010 $a0-520-95994-9 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520959941 035 $a(CKB)3710000000421410 035 $a(EBL)2025580 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001497798 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12627042 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001497798 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11500858 035 $a(PQKB)11292286 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2025580 035 $a(DE-B1597)518756 035 $a(OCoLC)910916477 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520959941 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2025580 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11064036 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL797564 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000421410 100 $a20150620h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aKendo $eculture of the sword /$fAlexander Bennett 210 1$aOakland, California :$cUniversity of California Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (323 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-28437-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tTables --$tAcknowledgments --$tConventions --$tPrologue: Kendo Basics --$tIntroduction --$tChapter 1. The Art of Killing: Swordsmanship in Medieval Japan --$tChapter 2. The Art of Living: Early Modern Kenjutsu --$tChapter 3. The Fall and Rise of Samurai Culture: Kenjutsu's Nationalization --$tChapter 4. Sharpening the Empire's Claws --$tChapter 5. Kendo and Sports: Path of Reason or Cultural Treason? --$tChapter 6. Crossing Swords and Borders: The Global Diffusion of Kendo --$tEpilogue --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aKendo is the first in-depth historical, cultural, and political account in English of the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship, from its beginnings in military training and arcane medieval schools to its widespread practice as a global sport today. Alexander Bennett shows how kendo evolved through a recurring process of "inventing tradition," which served the changing ideologies and needs of Japanese warriors and governments over the course of history. Kendo follows the development of Japanese swordsmanship from the aristocratic-aesthetic pretensions of medieval warriors in the Muromachi period, to the samurai elitism of the Edo regime, and then to the nostalgic patriotism of the Meiji state. Kendo was later influenced in the 1930's and 1940's by ultranationalist militarists and ultimately by the postwar government, which sought a gentler form of nationalism to rekindle appreciation of traditional culture among Japan's youth and to garner international prestige as an instrument of "soft power." Today kendo is becoming increasingly popular internationally. But even as new organizations and clubs form around the world, cultural exclusiveness continues to play a role in kendo's ongoing evolution, as the sport remains closely linked to Japan's sense of collective identity. 606 $aKendo 606 $aSwordplay$zJapan 610 $abamboo. 610 $abogu. 610 $acollective identity. 610 $acombat. 610 $acultural studies. 610 $aedo period. 610 $afighting styles. 610 $afights. 610 $aglobal sport. 610 $ahistory of kendo. 610 $ahistory. 610 $ainventing tradition. 610 $ajapan. 610 $ajapanese history. 610 $ajapanese martial arts. 610 $ajapanese studies. 610 $ajapanese. 610 $akendo. 610 $akenjutsu. 610 $amartial arts. 610 $amedieval schools. 610 $ameiji period. 610 $amilitary training. 610 $amuromachi period. 610 $anationalism. 610 $aphysical activity. 610 $apractice of honor. 610 $aprotective armor. 610 $asamurai. 610 $ashinai. 610 $asoft power. 610 $asports. 610 $aswordsmanship. 610 $atraditional culture. 610 $awar. 610 $awarriors. 615 0$aKendo. 615 0$aSwordplay 676 $a796.86 700 $aBennett$b Alexander$01664692 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813100603321 996 $aKendo$94022873 997 $aUNINA