This is the first book to describe martial arts and martial
behaviors as serious topics deserving of serious study. Although
there have been a number of readers dealing with warfare, this is
the only one that, among other things, focuses on the warrior, both
ancient and modern.
Presents a collection of readings which introduce the study of
martial behaviors in a cross-cultural context. The subject matter
ranges from a consideration of the warclub as weapon and status
symbol among the chiefdoms of the American Southwest at the time of
European contact to contemporary ritual warfare in the highlands of
Bolivia.
All over the world, warriors have left their mark on culture.
Their codes of behavior become the basis of diplomacy, models of
service, and courage in the protection of social institutions.
Chivalry in the West arose from the codes of the noble knights and
DEGREESIBushido DEGREESR, (The Way of the Warrior), the Bible of
the Samurai, still serves as the basis of etiquette in modern
Japan. In practically every society myths and tales of culture
heroes who are warriors are important in the enculturation and
socialization of children. Martial arts, which are stylized
behaviors displaying techniques related to those practiced on the
battlefield, are considered here to be more about culture, art, and
history than about fighting.
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