Armed Martial Arts of Japan: Swordsmanship and Archery - Brossura

Hurst, I. G.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0300116748 ISBN 13: 9780300116748

Casa editrice: Yale Univ Pr, 1998

Riassunto

This unique history of Japanese armed martial arts?the only comprehensive treatment of the subject in English?focuses on traditions of swordsmanship and archery from ancient times to the present. G. Cameron Hurst III provides an overview of martial arts in Japanese history and culture, then closely examines the transformation of these fighting skills into sports. He discusses the influence of the Western athletic tradition on the armed martial arts as well as the ways the martial arts have remained distinctly Japanese.

During the Tokugawa era (1600-1867), swordsmanship and archery developed from fighting systems into martial arts, transformed by the powerful social forces of peace, urbanization, literacy, and professionalized instruction in art forms. Hurst investigates the changes that occurred as military skills that were no longer necessary took on new purposes: physical fitness, spiritual composure, character development, and sport. He also considers Western misperceptions of Japanese traditional martial arts and argues that, contrary to common views in the West, Zen Buddhism is associated with the martial arts in only a limited way. The author concludes by exploring the modern organization, teaching, ritual, and philosophy of archery and swordsmanship; relating these martial arts to other art forms and placing them in the broader context of Japanese culture.

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• Editore: Yale Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0300116748
• ISBN 13: 9780300116748
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256