Armed Martial Arts of Japan: Swordsmanship and Archery

Hardcover, 1998 First Edition Yale University Press 243 pages. Fine in a NF DJ. Purple cloth boards with gilt titles - corners sharp. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear of unclipped DJ - now in mylar. This history of Japanese armed martial arts focuses on traditions of swordsmanship and archery from ancient times to the present. The author provides an overview of martial arts in Japanese history and culture, then closely examines the transformation of these fighting skills into sports. During the Tokugawa era (1600-1867), swordmenship 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 misconceptions of Japanese 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. ISBN-0300049676. LOC SSS-16

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ISBN: 0300049676

ISBN-13: 9780300049671

Publisher: Yale University Press

Year: 1998-07-11

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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