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  title info:
    title: Martial arts ecology
    sub title: aesthetics, philosophy and cinematic mediation
  name:
    name part: Wong, Wayne
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: stk
    date issued: 2026
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: xii, 290 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
  abstract: What is martial arts cinema? While known for its dazzling action and emotional intensity, this book argues that martial arts cinema aspires to a deeper goal: cultivating tranquility amid conflict - a concept termed 'martial ideation'. Moving beyond traditional analyses that emphasise authenticity or expressivity, the book reveals how martial arts movements embody profound intellectual meaning. By treating kung fu practices as embodied knowledge, it uncovers their tranquil philosophical essence - rooted in Confucian stability, Daoist fluidity and Buddhist sensitivity - and examines how these principles transcend physical combat to shape narratives, characters and visual storytelling.
  note: Wayne Wong.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    topic: Martial arts films
    topic: History and criticism
  subject:
    topic: Films d'arts martiaux
    topic: Histoire et critique
  subject:
    topic: Martial arts films
    topic: History and criticism
  classification: PN1995.9.H3 W66 2026
  classification: 791.43655
  identifier: 9781399527927
  identifier: 1399527924
  identifier: 9781399527958
  identifier: 9781399527941
  location:
    physical location: POD
  record info:
    record content source: UKMGB
    record creation date: 251111
    record change date: 20260301025211.2
    record identifier: in00005692764
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng