Chinese Martial Arts Film and the Philosophy of Action

Stephen Teo (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

164 Seiten

2022
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-75739-7 (ISBN)

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This book focuses on the philosophy of Chinese martial arts film, arguing that philosophy provides a key to understanding the whole genre. It draws on Chinese philosophical ideas derived from, or based on, Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, and other schools of thought such as Mohism and Legalism, examines a cluster of recent Chinese martial arts films centering on the figure of the xia—the heroic protagonist, the Chinese equivalent of medieval Europe’s knight-errant—and outlines the philosophical principles and themes undergirding the actions of xia and their narratives. Overall, the author argues that the genre, apart from being an action-oriented entertainment medium, is inherently moral and ethical.

Stephen Teo is Associate Professor in the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Introduction

1. The Assassin and the Philosophy of Non-Action

2. Shadow and the Mandate of Heaven

3. Seven Swords and Confucian Militarism

4. Buddhist Impermanence and Martial Arts in The Grandmaster

5. The Final Master: A Novel Permutation on the Mohist Youxia

6. Wolf Warrior II: Latter-day Youxia

7. Conclusion

Erscheinungsdatum	07.09.2022
Reihe/Serie	Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia
Zusatzinfo	28 Halftones, black and white; 28 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	380 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-367-75739-7 / 0367757397
ISBN-13	978-0-367-75739-7 / 9780367757397
Zustand	Neuware