asceticism
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Chinese tai chi chuan
Christian asceticism
discipline
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Hindu yoga
Islamic jihad
Japanese aikido
jihad
martial arts
martial discipline
meditative practice
practice
ritual
spiritual discipline
spirituality
tai chi chuan
yogacara
Zen Buddhism
Product details
- ISBN 9780813922386
- Weight: 460g
- Dimensions: 140 x 208mm
- Publication Date: 11 Dec 2003
- Publisher: University of Virginia Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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The relationship between meditation and martial arts is a multifaceted one: meditation is one of the practices in which martial artists engage in order to prepare for combat, while the physical exercises constituting much of the discipline might be considered meditative practices. This book suggests there is a sense in which meditation might also be considered a form of combat, citing a variety of spiritual disciplines that employ the heavy use of martial arts images and categories as part of their self-description. It provides an approach to understanding the connection between martial arts and spirituality in such diverse disciplines as Japanese alkido, Chinese tsi chi chuan, Hindu yoga, Christian ascetism, Zen Buddhism and Islamic Jihad.
