Chinese Martial Arts Film and the Philosophy of Action

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über den Autor / die Autorin

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

Zusammenfassung

This book focuses on the philosophy of Chinese martial arts film, arguing that philosophy provides a key to understanding the whole genre.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Stephen Teo, Teo Stephen
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780367474157
• ISBN: 978-0-367-47415-7
• Seiten: 164
• Serie: Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Sonstiges; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Geowissenschaften > Geografie; China, PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist, Non-Western philosophy, Film: styles & genres, Film Theory & Criticism, Film: styles and genres, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental martial arts, Film history, theory or criticism, Chinese martial arts / Kung-fu, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General