1992, ISBN: 9780520076976

'The Wrestler's Body' tells the story of a way of life organized in terms of physical self-development. While Indian wrestlers are competitive athletes, they are also moral reformers whos… More...

'The Wrestler's Body' tells the story of a way of life organized in terms of physical self-development. While Indian wrestlers are competitive athletes, they are also moral reformers whose conception of self and society is fundamentally somatic. Using the insights of anthropology, Joseph Alter writes an ethnography of the wrestler's physique that elucidates the somatic structure of the wrestler's identity and ideology. Young men in North India may choose to join an 'akhara, ' or gymnasium, where they subject themselves to a complex program of physical and moral fitness. Alter's first-hand description of each detail of the wrestler's regimen offers a unique perspective on South Asian culture and society. Wrestlers feel that moral reform of Indian national character is essential and advocate their way of life as an ideology of national health. Everyone is called on to become a wrestler and build collective strength through self-discipline. Buch (fremdspr.) Joseph S. Alter gebundene Ausgabe, University of California Press, 01.07.1992, University of California Press, 1992<

1992, ISBN: 9780520076976

The Wrestler's Body tells the story of a way of life organized in terms of physical self-development. While Indian wrestlers are competitive athletes, they are also moral reformers whose … More...

The Wrestler's Body tells the story of a way of life organized in terms of physical self-development. While Indian wrestlers are competitive athletes, they are also moral reformers whose conception of self and society is fundamentally somatic. Using the insights of anthropology, Joseph Alter writes an ethnography of the wrestler's physique that elucidates the somatic structure of the wrestler's identity and ideology. Young men in North India may choose to join an akhara, or gymnasium, where they subject themselves to a complex program of physical and moral fitness. Alter's first-hand description of each detail of the wrestler's regimen offers a unique perspective on South Asian culture and society. Wrestlers feel that moral reform of Indian national character is essential and advocate their way of life as an ideology of national health. Everyone is called on to become a wrestler and build collective strength through self-discipline. Buch (fremdspr.) Joseph S. Alter gebundene Ausgabe, University Of California Press, 01.07.1992, University Of California Press, 1992<

1992, ISBN: 9780520076976

'The Wrestler's Body' tells the story of a way of life organized in terms of physical self-development. While Indian wrestlers are competitive athletes, they are also moral reformers whos… More...

'The Wrestler's Body' tells the story of a way of life organized in terms of physical self-development. While Indian wrestlers are competitive athletes, they are also moral reformers whose conception of self and society is fundamentally somatic. Using the insights of anthropology, Joseph Alter writes an ethnography of the wrestler's physique that elucidates the somatic structure of the wrestler's identity and ideology. Young men in North India may choose to join an 'akhara, ' or gymnasium, where they subject themselves to a complex program of physical and moral fitness. Alter's first-hand description of each detail of the wrestler's regimen offers a unique perspective on South Asian culture and society. Wrestlers feel that moral reform of Indian national character is essential and advocate their way of life as an ideology of national health. Everyone is called on to become a wrestler and build collective strength through self-discipline. Buch (fremdspr.) Joseph S. Alter gebundene Ausgabe, University Presses, 01.07.1992, University Presses, 1992<

ISBN: 9780520076976

The Wrestler's Body tells the story of a way of life organized in terms of physical self-development. While Indian wrestlers are competitive athletes, they are also moral reformers whose… More...

The Wrestler's Body tells the story of a way of life organized in terms of physical self-development. While Indian wrestlers are competitive athletes, they are also moral reformers whose conception of self and society is fundamentally somatic. Using the insights of anthropology, Joseph Alter writes an ethnography of the wrestler's physique that elucidates the somatic structure of the wrestler's identity and ideology. Young men in North India may choose to join an akhara, or gymnasium, where they subject themselves to a complex program of physical and moral fitness. Alter's first-hand description of each detail of the wrestler's regimen offers a unique perspective on South Asian culture and society. Wrestlers feel that moral reform of Indian national character is essential and advocate their way of life as an ideology of national health. Everyone is called on to become a wrestler and build collective strength through self-discipline.; Social Sciences, California University Press<

1992, ISBN: 9780520076976

University of California Press, Gebundene Ausgabe, 332 Seiten, Publiziert: 1992-07-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 15 b&w photographs, 2 illustrations, 1.6 kg, Anthropo… More...

University of California Press, Gebundene Ausgabe, 332 Seiten, Publiziert: 1992-07-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 15 b&w photographs, 2 illustrations, 1.6 kg, Anthropologie, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Asien, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Indien, Fitness, Gesundheit & Medizin, Ratgeber, Sport allgemein, Sport & Fitness, Wrestling, Kampfsport & Selbstverteidigung, University of California Press, 1992<