The Shaolin Monastery: History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial Arts

Name: The Shaolin Monastery: History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial Arts
Brand: University of Hawai'i Press
SKU: 9780824833497-G
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By Meir Shahar

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The Shaolin Monastery charts, for the first time in any language, the history of the Shaolin Temple and the evolution of its world-renowned martial arts. In this meticulously researched and eminently readable study, Meir Shahar considers the economic, political, and religious factors that led Shaolin monks to disregard the Buddhist prohibition against violence and instead create fighting techniques that by the twenty-first century have spread throughout the world.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 281
Release Date:: 2008-11-01
Publication Date:: 2008-11-01
Publisher:: University of Hawai'i Press
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 082483349X
ISBN13:: 9780824833497
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 499 g
Height:: 23.1 cm
Width:: 15.4 cm
Thickness:: 1.7 cm

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