Greek Athletics and the Genesis of Sport
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greece and olympics
greek anthropology
greek culture
greek sport
history of athletics
history of sports
olympic games history
origins of sports
sacrificial rituals
sports and competition
sports and culture
sports and rituals
sports and sacrifice
sports culture
sports history
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- ISBN 9780520080959
- Weight: 272g
- Publication Date: 22 Dec 1992
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
David Sansone is Professor of Classics at the University of Illinois, Urbana.
