ISBN:
0714653578
,
9780714653570
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xvii, 187 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Sport in the global society
Parallel Title:
Print version Body and Mind : Sport in Europe from the Roman Empire to the Renaissance
DDC:
306.4/83
Keywords:
Sports Sociological aspects
;
History
;
Sports History
Abstract:
Describes and analyzes the varieties of sport, games and physical education practiced in Western Europe between 450-1650 AD in their historical and cultural context
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Series editors' foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Timelines, historiography, definitions; 2 Sport in the forgotten centuries (1): The primary sources to 600 AD; 3 Sport in the forgotten centuries (2): The primary sources 600-1700; 4 The sports, the athletes, the material setting; 5 Tournaments, jousting and the game of death; 6 Sport in the service of res publica; 7 Athletics within the social fabric; 8 Body and mind: After the Renaissance; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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