Scholarly Journals

[Chrono]

I want to do a paper in my Geography of East Asia class on Chinese and Japanese martial arts, but she wants a couple of sources from scholarly journals. I've done a search using the school's DISCUS, but I've been only able to come up with one article. I think EJMAS would be a valid source. Are there any others that can be used?

[Brian Owens]

Originally posted by Chrono
I want to do a paper in my Geography of East Asia class on Chinese and Japanese martial arts, but she wants a couple of sources from scholarly journals. I've done a search using the school's DISCUS, but I've been only able to come up with one article. I think EJMAS would be a valid source. Are there any others that can be used?
Try searching using these keywords: Hoplos, Hoplology, Hoplological, IHS, Donn Draeger.

HTH.

[don]

Joe's site is excellent.

What's your topic?

The easiest is journal to cite is:
Japanese Journal of Religious Studies

...because they have full text on the web. Look for the Keenan exchange (4 parts); also, someone did something on Bushi religion.


Journal of Asian Martial Arts
Journal of Japanese Studies
Monumenta Nipponica
Philosophy East and West

Other journals might be history. Search on names like Karl Friday, William Bodiford, Thomas Conlan, Harold Bolitho, Cameron Hurst III, Martin Collcutt for specific references.

Good luck.

[Chrono]

Originally posted by don
Journal of Asian Martial Arts
Journal of Japanese Studies
Monumenta Nipponica
Philosophy East and West

Other journals might be history. Search on names like Karl Friday, William Bodiford, Thomas Conlan, Harold Bolitho, Cameron Hurst III, Martin Collcutt for specific references.

Thanks for the list, Don. I'll check them out. The first two look interesting.

[Joseph Svinth]

Assorted articles at EJMAS are updated versions of previously published academic articles. The idea was to put them in one place, thereby saving lots of digging at the library. But your teacher's goal is probably to teach you how to use the Internet and library to find things. So, my suggestions here include http://scholar.google.com/ .

For example, the keyword "martial arts geography" promptly turns up articles such as:

Hallenberg, Helena. Muslim Martial Arts in China: Tangping (Washing Cans) and Self-defence. Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, v. 22 (1), 2002.

Backing off to just "martial arts" brings up thousands more hits, such as this one about using MA to treat the mentally ill. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=7762694&dopt=Abstract&itool=iconabstr , or this one on judo's impact on adolescent aggression. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10407909&dopt=Citation

[Chrono]

Originally posted by Joseph Svinth
Assorted articles at EJMAS are updated versions of previously published academic articles. The idea was to put them in one place, thereby saving lots of digging at the library. But your teacher's goal is probably to teach you how to use the Internet and library to find things. So, my suggestions here include http://scholar.google.com/ .

I went there just around an hour ago looking at some articles. I guess I can use the univeristy search of Google's, too.

And, yeah, EJMAS will definitely save me a lot of time.

[Michael Wert]

Your teacher should've told you about JSTOR found at www.jstor.org
This is free if you use it on a computer on campus. What is your paper about anyway?

If you have time you should also check out a dissertation, master's thesis database. Ask your school librarian.

[Chrono]

Originally posted by Michael Wert
Your teacher should've told you about JSTOR found at www.jstor.org
This is free if you use it on a computer on campus. What is your paper about anyway?

If you have time you should also check out a dissertation, master's thesis database. Ask your school librarian.

I thought our library's website has that link on there, but I'm not sure. I'm sure I've seen it somewhere, though.

I haven't completely figured it out yet, but I want to do something on Japan.

[Jason Couch]

Librarians are your friends.

[Joseph Svinth]

Speaking of librarians as your friends, Tom Bolling is a research librarian at University of Washington's Odegaard Undergraduate Library. He's also a kendoka. So, of course, he has a good list of resources for kendo and other JMA. See http://faculty.washington.edu/kendo/budo.html .

You can also find a bunch of neat stuff, from Iron Game History to the official Olympics reports, at http://www.aafla.org/search/search.htm .

[Chrono]

Thanks, Joseph. I can always use additional sources.

Hey, would y'all want me to give you a copy when I finish?

[Chrono]

Originally posted by Joseph Svinth
Speaking of librarians as your friends, Tom Bolling is a research librarian at University of Washington's Odegaard Undergraduate Library. He's also a kendoka. So, of course, he has a good list of resources for kendo and other JMA. See http://faculty.washington.edu/kendo/budo.html .


Joseph, the links that Tom listed in the Journals section, are they considered scholarly journals?

Also, books by Donn Dreager, Thomas Cleary, and William Scott Wilson, are they considered to be scholarly. I believe William Scott Wilson is a professor.

[MarkF]

You are on right track. Donn Draeger's work certainly is. Add Robert W. Smith. You will also find books written together by Draeger and Smith.

Check out http://koryubooks.com for classical Japanese Budo.


Mark

[Chrono]

Originally posted by Michael Wert
What is your paper about anyway?

I think I may have something. How about, 'The Evolution of the Japanese Sword"?

[Joseph Svinth]

Some of Tom Bolling's links may constitute scholarly, but others are popular websites. Same at EJMAS, actually -- some of the sites are peer-reviewed, whereas others are not. The peer-review standard is the important one.

Donn Draeger and RW Smith, writing as themselves, generally count for academic purposes. But, writing as John Gilbey (Don Eagle is none other than DD), they would be considered popular. The lines are not clear (Gilbey remains a useful source), but learning what to use and what to question is the artform.

Also, remember that a story doesn't have to be true just because it's in print in an authoritative source. Nor does it have to be true just because the source is almost always correct. Interpretations change. New sources are found. Error creeps in everywhere.

Bottom line? Question everything and everyone, including yourself.

Google is your friend.

[Joseph Svinth]

Cross-reference: http://www.e-budo.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=29641

[Michael Wert]

Evolution of the Japanese sword?? I guess since this is a geography class you're going to make some trace sword making across Asia or something? What is the assignment exactly.

[Chrono]

Originally posted by Michael Wert
Evolution of the Japanese sword?? I guess since this is a geography class you're going to make some trace sword making across Asia or something? What is the assignment exactly.

The exact thing she said is, "The purpose of the project is to enhance your understanding of one particular issue of your choice on China or Japan. Through research, you are required to write a 6-8 page (double-line space) literature review on that issue. Therefore, it is absolutely important that you have a clear and refined focus of the chosen issue you are going to investigate and frame your thesis tightly with the scope of your investigation."

[don]

Originally posted by Chrono
'The Evolution of the Japanese Sword"?

Do a search of iaido-L for posts by Karl Friday. He's put some interesting stuff there on this topic.

[Mr. Matt]

I know this would open you up to the heartless and evil scrutiny of the unwashed masses that frequent this site, but would it be possible for you to share this paper with us (or at least me) when you've finished? I'd be interested to read it.
I was one of those geeky guys that took 8 years to get a BA because I liked going to class.

[Chrono]

During all this down time I've actually finished the paper. :p

No, seriously, I turned it in a couple of weeks ago and I need to go back and get it. I'll most likely go sometime next week if she's in. I planned on posting the overall finished paper at Budoseek since they have a place for articles and such.