Where Martiality and Religion Meet: Health, Sport, War. Editorial
Résumé
This editorial presents the main questions that drive this themed
issue on the links that exist between martial arts practices and
religion. How can terminological, categorical and definitional
boundaries be delineated to frame the two notions? What are
the contemporary dynamics that redefine their relationships,
from the processes of formalisation and specialisation, to the
phenomena of patrimonialization, crossbreeding, hybridisation
and (re)invention? How might martial arts become a practice
of peace? The various contributions in this collection provide
several elements of an answer to this question, by offering
insights into the violent and conflictual propensities of martial
practices but also into their ethical, ritual, performative,
therapeutic and regulatory dimensions.
Domaines
Sciences de l'Homme et Société
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