Warrior Dreams
The Martial Arts and the American Imagination
Seiten
1994
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-0-89789-346-6 (ISBN)
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-0-89789-346-6 (ISBN)
This is an analysis of the martial arts as socio-cultural and symbolic phenomena. A brief historical summary of the development of martial arts in Japan sets the scene for the reinterpretation of the role of these arts by American mass media.
This is an analysis of the martial arts as socio-cultural and symbolic phenomena. As Americans search for a sense of purpose, belonging, and structure in life, they have chosen an Asian cultural tradition and changed it to suit the needs of contemporary American society. A brief historical summary of the development of martial arts in Japan sets the scene for the reinterpretation of the role of these arts by American mass media. Donohue, an anthropologist with a black belt in karate, explores the important role that the martial arts play in the American psyche. As a means of developing personal power, self-defense systems are aesthetic and spiritual practices as well as statements of urban paranoia reacting against street violence and life-threatening situations. Martial arts organizations are seen as symbolic vehicles for enmeshing participants in constellations of actions and philosophies that create a sense of self and community.
This is an analysis of the martial arts as socio-cultural and symbolic phenomena. As Americans search for a sense of purpose, belonging, and structure in life, they have chosen an Asian cultural tradition and changed it to suit the needs of contemporary American society. A brief historical summary of the development of martial arts in Japan sets the scene for the reinterpretation of the role of these arts by American mass media. Donohue, an anthropologist with a black belt in karate, explores the important role that the martial arts play in the American psyche. As a means of developing personal power, self-defense systems are aesthetic and spiritual practices as well as statements of urban paranoia reacting against street violence and life-threatening situations. Martial arts organizations are seen as symbolic vehicles for enmeshing participants in constellations of actions and philosophies that create a sense of self and community.
JOHN J. DONOHUE is Academic Dean at Medaille College, Buffalo. He is trained as an anthropologist and also holds a black belt in karate. He is the author of The Forge of the Spirit: Structure, Motion, and Meaning in the Japanese Martial Tradition and is coeditor of The Human Condition in the Modern Age.
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Warrior Dreams
Form and Function: Martial Systems in Cross-Cultural Perspective
The Asian Martial Arts: Just So and Just-So Stories
Martial Skills, Marginality and Moral Force: Mythic Dimensions in the Image of the American Warrior
Tradition, Adaptation, and Elaboration: The American Dojo
Mystery and Mastery: The Added Dimension in the Martial Arts
The Search for a Center
Wave People
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 26.1.1994 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 369 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-89789-346-8 / 0897893468 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-89789-346-6 / 9780897893466 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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