Marta Nešković
Biographic Data
| ID | 885984 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marta Nešković |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marta |
| FAMILY NAME | Nešković |
| SIGNATURE | NEŠKOVIĆ M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Belgrade |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6883-9556 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Navigating Ritual Resilience
The global upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic introduced considerable perturbations to the religious life and ritual observances within most religious communities around the world. This article delves into the resilience and adaptability of ritual practices within the Shaolin Monastery of China during the five-month COVID-19 quarantine spanning from 23 January to 22 June, 2020. Employing ethnographic methods and grounded in anthropological …
Embodied spirituality
This paper explores the intersection of spirituality and martial arts through an in-depth examination of Shaolin Kung Fu as practiced within the Shaolin Monastery in Henan Province, China. Conducting fieldwork from April 2018 to August 2020, the study employs theories of practice and embodiment to understand how religious teachings are interwoven into physical movements and martial practices. This phenomenological analysis of bodily movement inte…
From the Physical Body to Dynamic Embodiment
This paper seeks a theoretical approach to the body best suited to the anthropological study of body movement in the martial arts. It follows the development of the anthropological attitude to the body from its formative period up until the present day, and this is done from the position of the “embodiment” paradigm as a theoretical orientation which enables a deeper understanding of the connection between specific cultural environments in which …
Intercultural pedagogies
The Shaolin Temple is a unique religious institution in China. It is the most renowned temple of Chan Buddhism and, at the same time, a famed site of intensive cultivation of traditional kungfu. Besides running the kungfu program for selected Chinese youth, the Temple offers a program for foreign students interested in training kungfu in its authentic cultural setting. Founded on anthropology of education, the theories of embodiment, and the theo…
The Relationship between the State and the Buddhist Community in Modern China
The paper treats the challenges and transformations of the Buddhist community in China on its way to the present state, both in national and international terms. The research focuses upon the dynamics of the relationship between the state and religion in China – from the demise of the empire to the present, with special emphasis upon the period of the People’s Republic of China. This review of the relevant literature concentrates upon the anthrop…
Intercultural pedagogies
The Shaolin Temple is a unique religious institution in China. It is the most renowned temple of Chan Buddhism and, at the same time, a famed site of intensive cultivation of traditional kungfu. Besides running the kungfu program for selected Chinese youth, the Temple offers a program for foreign students interested in training kungfu in its authentic cultural setting. Founded on anthropology of education, the theories of embodiment, and the theo…
Embodied spirituality
This paper explores the intersection of spirituality and martial arts through an in-depth examination of Shaolin Kung Fu as practiced within the Shaolin Monastery in Henan Province, China. Conducting fieldwork from April 2018 to August 2020, the study employs theories of practice and embodiment to understand how religious teachings are interwoven into physical movements and martial practices. This phenomenological analysis of bodily movement inte…
The Relationship between the State and the Buddhist Community in Modern China
The paper treats the challenges and transformations of the Buddhist community in China on its way to the present state, both in national and international terms. The research focuses upon the dynamics of the relationship between the state and religion in China – from the demise of the empire to the present, with special emphasis upon the period of the People’s Republic of China. This review of the relevant literature concentrates upon the anthrop…
Intercultural pedagogies
The Shaolin Temple is a unique religious institution in China. It is the most renowned temple of Chan Buddhism and, at the same time, a famed site of intensive cultivation of traditional kungfu. Besides running the kungfu program for selected Chinese youth, the Temple offers a program for foreign students interested in training kungfu in its authentic cultural setting. Founded on anthropology of education, the theories of embodiment, and the theo…
From the Physical Body to Dynamic Embodiment
This paper seeks a theoretical approach to the body best suited to the anthropological study of body movement in the martial arts. It follows the development of the anthropological attitude to the body from its formative period up until the present day, and this is done from the position of the “embodiment” paradigm as a theoretical orientation which enables a deeper understanding of the connection between specific cultural environments in which …
Navigating Ritual Resilience
The global upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic introduced considerable perturbations to the religious life and ritual observances within most religious communities around the world. This article delves into the resilience and adaptability of ritual practices within the Shaolin Monastery of China during the five-month COVID-19 quarantine spanning from 23 January to 22 June, 2020. Employing ethnographic methods and grounded in anthropological …
Embodied spirituality
This paper explores the intersection of spirituality and martial arts through an in-depth examination of Shaolin Kung Fu as practiced within the Shaolin Monastery in Henan Province, China. Conducting fieldwork from April 2018 to August 2020, the study employs theories of practice and embodiment to understand how religious teachings are interwoven into physical movements and martial practices. This phenomenological analysis of bodily movement inte…
Art (3 works) · Buddhism (3 works) · Diversity and Impact of Dance (3 works) · History (3 works) · Martial arts (3 works) · Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Visual arts (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works)