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Routledge Sport in the Cultures of the Ancient World Book

Name: Routledge Sport in the Cultures of the Ancient World Book
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Explore the history of athletic traditions with Sport in the Cultures of the Ancient World: New Perspectives. Published by Routledge, this volume provides a fresh look at how sport functioned in the Greco-Roman world from at least the second millennium BC. It examines how physical activities were integrated into social life through ceremonial performances, physical education, and famous international competitions like the Olympic Games. This book addresses a specific gap in ancient sport scholarship. By combining the re-assessment of old evidence with new methodological perspectives, it offers a comprehensive examination of central aspects of ancient athletics. It is an essential resource for those studying the relationship between physical competition and ancient civilizations, providing a single-volume solution for understanding how sport shaped the social fabric of the past.

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Provides a fresh examination of central aspects of ancient sport through new methodological perspectives.

Covers the history of Greco-Roman athletic practices dating back to the second millennium BC.

Explores the social integration of sport within ceremonial performances and physical education.

Includes detailed discussion of established local and international competitions like the Olympic Games.

Fills a significant gap in current ancient sport scholarship with a single-volume resource.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0415497159
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Ancient History & Civilisation
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 17 September 2009
Listed Since: 27 February 2009

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