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Surfing has emerged from ancient roots to become a twenty-first century phenomenon - an 'alternative' sport, lifestyle and art form with a global profile and ever-increasing numbers of participants. Drawing on popular surf culture, academic literature and the analytical tools of social theory, this book is the first sustained commentary on the contemporary social and cultural meaning of surfing. Core themes of mind and body, emotions and identity, aesthetics, style, and sensory experience are explored through a variety of topics, and particular attention is paid to:* evolving

Surfing --- Subculture. --- Subcultures --- Culture --- Ethnopsychology --- Social groups --- Counterculture --- Body surfing --- Surf riding --- Surfboard riding --- Surfboarding --- Surfriding --- Aquatic sports --- Social aspects.