Combat, ritual, and performance
Subtitle: anthropology of the martial arts
By: edited by David E. Jones
Contributors: Jones, David E., 1942-
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
Subjects: Martial arts -- Anthropological aspects; Martial arts -- Cross-cultural studies
Genres: Cross-cultural studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Toward a definition of the martial arts / David E. Jones; title: Toward a theory of martial arts as performance art / Deborah Klens-Bigman; title: The Ayyars : warriors of Seistan (Afghanistan) / Homayun Sidky; title: Competitive performance and cultural identity in southwest Tanzania / James G. Ellison; title: The women's army of the Dahomey / Catherine Hodge McCoid and Yvonne J. Johnson; title: Wave people : the martial arts and the American imagination / John J. Donohue; title: Pehlwani : Indian wrestling and somatic nationalism / Joseph S. Alter; title: Ritual and the ideal of society in karate / Michael Ashkenazi; title: Dangerous encounters : ritual battles in Andean Bolivia / Elayne Zorn; title: Theater of combat : a critical look at the Chinese martial arts / Charles Holcombe; title: Bwang : a martial art of the Caroline Islands / William A. Lessa and Carlos G. Velez-Ibanez; title: War clubs and falcon warriors : war club use in southeastern native American chiefdoms / Wayne Van Horne; title: Herding the ox, wielding the sword / John J. Donohue