From Olympic Sport to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage : Okinawa Karate Between Local, National and International Identities in Contemporary Japan
González de la Fuente, Eduardo
Niehaus, Andreas (Ghent University (Bèlgica))

Additional title:	현대 일본의 지역, 국가, 국제 정체성 사이의 오키나와 가라테
Imprint:	Jeonju, Korea : UNESCO-ICHCAP (유네스코아태무형유산센터), 2020
Abstract:	Karate is commonly regarded as a traditional Japanese martial art, which was developed on the island of Okinawa. Okinawa belonged to the Ryūkyū Kingdom (1429-1879) - an independent state that held diplomatic, cultural, and economic relations with Japan, China, Korea, and other Asian countries. The Ryūkyū Kingdom had a highly transactional culture with a history of cultural exchange in East and Southeast Asia. Karate, generally known as tī/te (hand) or tōdī/tōde (China-hand), blended the indigenous fighting systems of Okinawa with influences from Chinese and most likely other Asian martial arts, worldviews, and folk spiritualities into a cultural practice that became rooted in Okinawan society. Today, karate is a weaponless martial art in which punches and kicks are utilized. Due to its history and social as well as cultural relevance, the prefectural government of Okinawa has, since the.
Rights:	Tots els drets reservats.
Language:	Anglès i coreà
Series:	Living Heritage Series
Document:	Capítol de llibre
Published in:	Traditional Martial Arts as Intangible Cultural Heritage, 2020, p. 41-55, ISBN 9791196964221

Anglès 18 p, 14.2 MB

Coreà 22 p, 7.9 MB

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