| Muscular Christianity: Manhood and Sports in Protestant America, 1880-1920 Contributor(s): Putney, Clifford (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674011252 ISBN-13: 9780674011250 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $33.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: Dissatisfied with a Victorian culture focused on domesticity and threatened by physical decline in sedentary office jobs, American men in the late nineteenth century sought masculine company in fraternal lodges and engaged in exercise to invigorate their bodies. One form of this new manly culture, developed out of the Protestant churches, was known as muscular Christianity. In this fascinating study, Clifford Putney details how Protestant leaders promoted competitive sports and physical education to create an ideal of Christian manliness. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - Religion | Christianity - Denominations - Religion | Christianity - Protestant |
| Dewey: 280.409 |
| LCCN: 2001024680 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.1" W x 9.36" (1.02 lbs) 310 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Putney, Clifford: - Clifford Putney is Assistant Professor of History at Bentley College. |
