The history, religion, and the Chinese martial arts Shahar, Meir 1959- creator text bibliography Electronic books. History. hiu Honolulu University of Hawai'i Press ©2008 2008 monographic eng 1 online resource (xi, 281 pages) : illustrations, maps "The Shaolin Monastery charts, for the first time in any language, the history of the Shaolin Temple and the evolution of its world-renowned martial arts. In this meticulously researched and eminently readable study, Meir Shahar considers the economic, political, and religious factors that led Shaolin monks to disregard the Buddhist prohibition against violence and instead create fighting techniques that by the twenty-first century have spread throughout the world. He reveals the intimate connection between monastic violence and the veneration of the violent divinities of Buddhism and analyzes the Shaolin association of martial discipline and the search for spiritual enlightenment."--Google Books. Origins of a military tradition (500-900) -- The monastery -- Serving the emperor -- Systemizing martial practice (900-1600) -- Defending the nation -- Staff legends -- Fist fighting and self-cultivation (1600-1900) -- Hand combat -- Gymnastics -- Suspect rebels -- Conclusion: History, religion, and the Chinese martial arts. Meir Shahar. Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-271) and index. a-cc--- Shao lin si (Dengfeng Shi, China) History Shao lin si (Dengfeng Xian, China) Shao lin si (Dengfeng Shi, China) Shao lin si (Dengfeng Xian, Chine) Histoire Shao lin si (Dengfeng Xian, Chine) Shaolin-Kloster Martial arts China RELIGION Buddhism General Martial arts China Medicine, Traditional Arts martiaux Chine Wushu BQ6345.T462 S52275 2008eb 294.3/657095118 Shahar, Meir, 1959- Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©2008 (DLC) 2007032532 (OCoLC)163614110 9781435666481 1435666488 9780824868758 0824868757 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=236729 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=236729 N$T 081002 20200709055156.0 ocn259735411 eng