Overview
- Is the first scholarly work to present the theories and history of Chinese archery in a comprehensive manner
- Provides a unique perspective on Chinese history, culture, and society through the lens of archery
- Sheds light on important aspects of Chinese culture including the Zhou rites, Manchu martial culture, etc.
Part of the book series: Martial Studies (MS, volume 1)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Background: Theory, Material Culture and Literature
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Rituals and Transmission: Archery in Ancient China
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Diplomacy and Exchange: China’s Foreign Relations Through the Lens of Archery
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Archery in Manchu China: Diversity and Unity
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Contemporary Revival and Development of Traditional Asian Archery
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About this book
This book, the first research publication on China’s archery culture to appear in the English language, introduces the historic development, key concepts, and research methodologies for archery studies. Archery was the most important weapon of war in pre-modern China; at the same time, archery practice was intimately tied to Confucius’ cultural and pedagogic ideals. Chinese archery was divided into the domains of military archery (wushe) and ritual archery (lishe), and may be further distinguished into han (Chinese) and hu (barbarian) archery traditions. Bringing together the leading scholars in this field, including Ma Mingda, Stephen Selby, Ma Lianzhen, Peter Dekker, and others, this book presents the most comprehensive statement on archery studies to date. In particular, it provides an in-depth survey of archery development during the Qing period and offers a unique cultural perspective to understanding China’s last imperial dynasty—through the lens of Manchu archery.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Lianzhen Ma is a professor at the Sports Science School of South China Normal University, and is the deputy director for Postgraduate Education in Traditional Physical Activities and Culture Major, and for the Exercise & Training Department. He is a well-known martial artist and the 3rd generation inheritor of Ma’s Tongbei Martial Studies. At the same time, he is the deputy director of Shaolin Changong Committee of Mt. Song Shaolin Temple, president ofInternational Guoshu Association, president of Gansu Province Ma’s Tongbei Wuxue Association, chief editor of Wuxue, and the headmaster of Jiangong Academy.
Loretta Kim is assistant professor and director of the China Studies programme at the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Hong Kong. She is a historian of late imperial and modern China. Her primary research areas include the comparative history of borderlands and frontiers, Sino-Russian cultural relations, and Chinese ethnic minority languages and literatures. She is the author of Ethnic Chrysalis: China’s Orochen People and the Legacy of Qing Borderland Administration (Harvard Asia Center, 2019).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Chinese Archery Studies
Book Subtitle: Theoretic and Historic Approaches to a Martial Discipline
Editors: Hing Chao, Lianzhen Ma, Loretta Kim
Series Title: Martial Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8321-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-8320-6Published: 12 April 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-8323-7Published: 13 April 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-8321-3Published: 11 April 2023
Series ISSN: 2662-1436
Series E-ISSN: 2662-1444
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 361
Number of Illustrations: 37 b/w illustrations, 107 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cultural Heritage, Cultural Theory, Digital Humanities