Martial arts and the body politic in Indonesia /

"Offers an innovative study of nationalism and the Indonesian state through the ethnography of the martial art of Pencak Silat. Wilson shows how technologies of physical and spiritual warfare such as Pencak Silat have long played a prominent role in Indonesian political society. He demonstrates...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wilson, Lee, 1966- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Brill, [2015]
Colección:Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; volume 299.
Power and place in Southeast Asia ; volume 7.
Temas:
Pencak silat > Political aspects > Indonesia.
Martial arts > Anthropological aspects > Indonesia.
Power (Social sciences) > Indonesia.
Penchak silat > Aspect politique > Indonésie.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) > Indonésie.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Martial arts > Anthropological aspects
Power (Social sciences)
Indonesia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • From out of the shadows
  • Bodies of knowledge : the pedagogy of pencaksilat
  • Blessings, bone setting and the blood of the ancestors
  • The management of tradition
  • From the mystical to the molecular
  • Sovereign bodies and the practicalities of power.

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