Martial sound: drumming empowerment in diasporic Chinese kung fu and lion dance

'Martial Sound' examines the sound, conceptualization, and function of music in the martial arts traditions of Chinese Canadians. Author Colin McGuire argues that while kung fu practitioners have traditionally used their interdisciplinary performances as a ritual to disperse negative energ...

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1. Verfasser: McGuire, Colin P. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2024]
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Zusammenfassung:'Martial Sound' examines the sound, conceptualization, and function of music in the martial arts traditions of Chinese Canadians. Author Colin McGuire argues that while kung fu practitioners have traditionally used their interdisciplinary performances as a ritual to disperse negative energy for patrons, they now extend that martial function in diaspora to become an empowering performance that challenges a history of race-based discrimination in Canada
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xx, 238 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780197775974
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780197775936.001.0001