Chinese archery /

Chinese Archery is a broad view of traditional archery in China as seen through the eyes of historians, philosophers, poets, artists, novelists and strategists from 1500 BC until the present century. The book is written around parallel text translations of classical chinese sources some famous and s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Selby, Stephen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Chino
Publicado: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2000.
Temas:
Archery > China.
Tir à l'arc > Chine.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Archery.
Archery.
China.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chinese Pronunciation Guide
  • Traditional Chinese Dynastic Time Chart
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Plates
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Legendary Archer Heroes
  • 3. The Archer's Magic
  • 4. The Archers' Rituals
  • 5. The Confucian Ideal
  • 6. Bows, Arrows and Targets
  • 7. Fact, Fiction and Stranger Yet
  • 8. The Crossbow and Other Forms
  • 9. China's Middle Ages
  • 10. China Shared
  • 11. Action and Overreaction: The Ming Dynasty
  • 12. The Transition from Ming to Qing
  • 13. The Final Years
  • 14. Epilogue
  • 15. Bibliography
  • Index.

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