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Greek Athletics and the Genesis of Sport

Greek Athletics and the Genesis of Sport

Sansone, David

Paperback

FictionAncient Greece

ISBN10: 0520080955
ISBN13: 9780520080959
Publisher: Univ Of California Pr
Published: Dec 22 1992
Pages: 180
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.63 Width: 5.92 Depth: 9.18
Language: English
How is sport in contemporary society related to sport in earlier civilizations? Why is the expenditure of energy involved in sport considered exhilarating, while the equivalent expenditure of energy in other contexts can be dispiriting? David Sansone offers answers to these questions and advances a revolutionary thesis to account for the widespread phenomenon of sport. Drawing upon ethnological findings to demonstrate the ritual character of sport, he explores the relationship between ancient Greek sport and sacrificial ritual and traces elements common to both back to primitive origins.

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