Women and Martial Art in Japan

This book, based on extensive original research, examines the practice by women in a university sport setting of kendo, the Japanese martial art which, using bamboo swords as well as protective armour, and descended from traditional swordsmanship, instils in its practitioners, besides physical skills, societal values of etiquette and resilience as well connecting them to a "traditional" outlook, which includes a gendered cultural identity. The book therefore illustrates an unexplored example of identity construction in Japan, one which legitimises women's sport experiences within a male-centric physical culture, unpacks the notion of "tradition" in kendo and unravels its stultifying control over women's kendo participation, and discusses the androgenicity of women's participation to highlight its subversive potential to develop women as leaders in sport, politics, and other fields which continue to be very male dominated in Japan.

A propos de l'auteur

Kate Sylvester is a Research Associate at Lund University, Sweden.

Résumé

This book, based on extensive original research, examines the practice of kendo by Japanese women in a university sport setting.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Kate Sylvester
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenu: Livre
• Forme du produit: Livre de poche
• Date de parution: 27.05.2024
• Catégorie: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences sociales en général; Livres de conseils > Sport > Sports de combat, auto-défense
• EAN: 9781032187846
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3218784-6
• Nombre de pages: 186
• Thème: ASAA Women in Asia Series
• Catégories: Gender Studies, Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, SPORTS & RECREATION / Fencing, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Social research & statistics, Sport Sociology, Social research and statistics, fencing, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, qualitative ethnography, embodied identity, physical culture research, female leadership Japan, gendered sport participation Japan