Taijiquan the “Taiji World” Way: Towards a Cosmopolitan Vision of Ecology

Societies

David H. K. Brown²  George Jennings¹ 

[1] Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad YMCA, Lago Alberto 337, Col. Anáhuac, Delegación Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City 11320, Mexico; E-Mail:;Cardiff School of Sport, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff CF23 6XD, UK

关键词: Taijiquan;    Daoism;    self-cultivation;    nature;    ecology;    embodiment;   

DOI  :  10.3390/soc4030380

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

In this article, we present a case study analysis of data gathered on the practice of the art of Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) in one UK context. Our interest in looking at this physical culture was in exploring if/how physical cultures of shared embodied experience and practice may help “sow the seeds of environmental awareness”. In so doing, we illustrate certain affinities between this interpretation of the art and Beck’s idea of a “cosmopolitan vision of ecology”. We present an analysis of documentary and interview data of one English Taijiquan organisation and how it currently promotes the idea of interconnectedness, wellbeing and an alternative meta-narrative for living through the practice of Taijiquan. We conclude that, while further research is needed, there is evidence that a cosmopolitan vision for ecology is emerging in physical cultures such as Taijiquan.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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