Guariglia Justin Matthew Polly Shi (1 results)

Hardcover. First edition. NEW hardcover in the publisher's shrink wrap; no dj as issued. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. "For the first time in history, the notoriously guarded warrior monks of the 1500-year-old Shaolin Temple--a Chinese Buddhist sect dedicated to preserving a form of kung fu known as the "vehicle of Zen"--have allowed their secretive society to be documented. With the blessing of the main abbot, Justin Guariglia collaborated with the Shaolin monks for eight years to create an astonishing, empathic record of the Shaolin art forms and the individuals who consider themselves the keepers of these traditions. This amazing work provides viewers with a rare opportunity to examine the energy and spirit of the Shaolins' unique Zen practice, which has until now primarily been seen via pop-cultural interpretation in such films as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It features serial imagery of fighting poses and cinematic grid images." Photographs by Justin Guariglia; essay by Matthew Polly; foreword by Shi Yong Xin. 144 pages; 100 color illustrations; 9.5 x 11 inches.