| Sport and Festival in the Ancient Greek World Contributor(s): Phillips, David (Editor), Pritchard, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0954384512 ISBN-13: 9780954384517 Publisher: Classical Press of Wales OUR PRICE: $60.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: This collection of sixteen thematically linked articles was inspired by the Sydney Olympic Games of 2000. Its international cast includes leading authorities in the study of ancient Greek sport. It considers how sport and festival affected the ancient Greek city and how the values of athletics pervaded Greek culture. To accompany the main focus, on the ancient world, the book examines allied topics of modern culture, such as the sometimes troubled relationship between research on ancient Greek sport and the modern Olympic movement, and the question how museums may best present to a modern public the surviving Greek artefacts linked with sport. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - Sports & Recreation | History |
| Dewey: 796.093 |
| LCCN: 2004463402 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6.42" W x 9.7" (1.99 lbs) 447 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How did sport and festival affect the ancient Greek city? How did the values of athletics pervade Greek culture? This collection of fifteen new studies from an international cast took its inspiration from the exceptional Sydney Olympics of 2000. The focus here is on the ancient world, but additionally there is a sophisticated look at how Greek artefacts linked with sport can best be presented to the modern world. |