Eros and Greek Athletics
Seiten
2002
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-514985-2 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-514985-2 (ISBN)
Providing an overview of Greek athletics, this book explores when and how athletics was linked with religion, upbringing, gender, sexuality, and social values in an evolution from Homer until the Roman period. It is useful to all those interested in ancient and modern sports, religion, gender studies, sexuality, and cultural studies generally.
Greek athletics offers a clear window on many important aspects of ancient culture. Thomas F. Scanlon's comprehensive overview of Greek athletics explores when and how athletics was linked with religion, upbringing, gender, sexuality, and social values in an evolution from Homer until the Roman period. It presents original findings of importance to all those interested in ancient and modern sports, religion, gender studies, sexuality, and cultural studies generally.
Greek athletics offers a clear window on many important aspects of ancient culture. Thomas F. Scanlon's comprehensive overview of Greek athletics explores when and how athletics was linked with religion, upbringing, gender, sexuality, and social values in an evolution from Homer until the Roman period. It presents original findings of importance to all those interested in ancient and modern sports, religion, gender studies, sexuality, and cultural studies generally.
1. Introduction ; 2. Greek Athletics and Religion ; 3. The Ecumenical Olympics: The Games in the Roman Era ; 4. Athletics, Initiation, and Pederasty ; 5. Racing for Hera: A Girls' Contest at Olympia ; 6. "Only We Produce Men": Spartan Female Athletics and Eugenics ; 7. Race or Chase of "the Bears" at Brauron? ; 8. Atalanta and Athletic Myths of Gender ; 9. Eros and Greek Athletics ; 10. Drama, Death, and Desire in Athletic Performance ; 11. Conclusions
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.2.2002 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | numerous halftones |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 230 x 153 mm |
| Gewicht | 680 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-514985-8 / 0195149858 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-514985-2 / 9780195149852 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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