174 Pages
28 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
174 Pages
28 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
174 Pages
28 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book focuses on the philosophy of Chinese martial arts film, arguing that philosophy provides a key to understanding the whole genre. It draws on Chinese philosophical ideas derived from, or based on, Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, and other schools of thought such as Mohism and Legalism, examines a cluster of recent Chinese martial arts films centering on the figure of the xia—the heroic... Read more
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
Biography
Stephen Teo is Associate Professor in the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
