200 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
200 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
200 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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,... Read more
List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgements
Glossary
1 Examining culture through the body
2 Shared humanity and embodied ethnography
3 Legitimising martial women
4 Tradition gendering bodies
5 Women’s club culture: Building resilience
6 Conclusion: The future of sport for women in Japan
Index
Biography
Kate Sylvester is a Research Associate at Lund University, Sweden.
