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When the Body Becomes All Eyes

Paradigms, Discourses and Practices of Power in Kalarippayattu, a South Indian Martial Art

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This is the first in-depth study of kalarippayattu - one of India's traditional martial and medical arts dating from at least the 12th century AD. Based on twenty years of research and practice in Kerala, this study traces how kalarippayattu is a mode of cultural practice through which bodies,knowledges, powers, agency, selves, and identities are constantly repositioned.

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When the Body Becomes All Eyes, Phillip B. Zarrilli

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Titre
When the Body Becomes All Eyes
Sous-titre
Paradigms, Discourses and Practices of Power in Kalarippayattu, a South Indian Martial Art
Langue
Anglais
Publié
2000
Format
souple
Pages
332
ISBN10
0195655389
ISBN13
9780195655384
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This is the first in-depth study of kalarippayattu - one of India's traditional martial and medical arts dating from at least the 12th century AD. Based on twenty years of research and practice in Kerala, this study traces how kalarippayattu is a mode of cultural practice through which bodies,knowledges, powers, agency, selves, and identities are constantly repositioned.