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Body and Mind - Sport in Europe from the Roman Empire to the Renaissance (Paperback)
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Body and Mind - Sport in Europe from the Roman Empire to the Renaissance (Paperback)
Series: Sport in the Global Society
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This is the first book to address the gap in the literature linking
the physical culture of the ancient world with the beginnings of
modern sport, this original book traces the history of the
evolution of a variety of sport, games and physical education from
450-1650AD across Western Europe. Drawing on primary sources, this
book takes a thematic approach, looking at the changing nature of
geopolitical structures, educational systems, religious
institutions and the practice of warfare and medicine and goes on
to trace the disappearance of ancient physical culture with its
gymnasia, gladiators and chariot races, the invention of a new
physical culture based on chivalry around 1000AD, the
transformation of that culture in the Renaissance, and its
disappearance around 1650 under the influences of new science.
Offering a new and original perspective on the relationship between
sport and society, this unique study will be of great interest to
all historians of sport and culture.
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