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Dewey Decimal Number: 294.3657095118 EAN: 9780824831103 ISBN: 0824831101 Label: University of Hawaii Press Manufacturer: University of Hawaii Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 281 Publication Date: 2008-01 Publisher: University of Hawaii Press Studio: University of Hawaii Press Average Rating:
 Rating: - A serious critical look at Shaolin Monastery". . . medieval sources do not allude to specific Shaolin fighting methods, Indeed they neither mention how Shaolin monks fought, nor which weapons they employed in battle. Attributing their descendant's martial arts to Tang Shaolin monks would be anachronistic." (The Shaolin Monastery. M. Shahar, pg. 52) This is a serious, academically critical, look at Shaolin Monastery, and a good critic of what is being practiced at Shaolin today. Rik Zak [...] Rating: - Academically rigourous and thoroughly readableI came to this work as both an academic and a practitioner of a Shaolin style of pushing hands. The evolution of the Shaolin arts from staff fighting to unarmed styles is explored in great detail from a variety of sources (many of which are primary and have been translated here for the first time). This is one of the first books I've read that makes a scholarly attempt at explaining how the Buddhist monks of Shaolin successfully negotiated the cognitive dissonance caused by commitment ... Read More Rating: - Best researched bookThis is a deep and throughly researched book detailing the true aspects of Shaolin history and it's strange but interesting link between religion and martial arts. Everything you needed to know about ancient Shaolin that can be found in ancient records is detailed here. Other books do not come close and even lie. Rating: - Readable, definative, fascinatingA much more readable book than the previous review suggests, desoite its thoroughness, and a welcome antedote to the self-serving mythology that passes for history in most book about Shaolin. Meir's discussion of the roots of some of the most familiar Shaolin-based styles of will be especially absorbing for fans of kung fu movies. Rating: - The foremost scholar on Shaolin today...Meir is the foremost expert outside of China (and possibly even within China) on the history of the Shaolin Temple. An academic book by an amazing scholar, and a must read for anyone serious about learning the in-depth history of Shaolin, and martial arts, as he traces the history back 1500+ years. Scholarly, well written, peer reviewed, with loads of annotations... A great book if you're seeking insight of the origins of Kung Fu If you are not seriously interested in martial arts, and ... Read More |
