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Sports, and in particular the Olympic Games, are enjoying a rapid
increase in interest among social scientists worldwide, who see
them as important "public events." This volume offers the first
analysis of the Winter Olympic Games, primarily based on the
Lillehammer Games of 1994. The authors identify "olympism" as a key
agent in the modernization process and, more specifically, ask how
the winter games, as a mega-event, relate to Norwegian culture and
ethos. The authors of these specially commissioned papers examine
various aspects of this encounter, including problems such as
gender as related to nature and culture, masculinity and heroism,
national identity and invention of tradition, the impact of venue
construction on a traditional cultural landscape, the ideological
criticism of the I.O.C. as it emerged, dramatically, before the
opening of the Games and the conflict between the Norwegians and
the Greeks over the ritual status of the two flames used during the
torch relay, one from Olympia and one from Morgedal in Telemark,
"the cradle of skiing."
Sports, and in particular the Olympic Games, are enjoying a rapid
increase in interest among social scientists worldwide, who see
them as important "public events." This volume offers the first
analysis of the Winter Olympic Games, primarily based on the
Lillehammer Games of 1994. The authors identify "olympism" as a key
agent in the modernization process and, more specifically, ask how
the winter games, as a mega-event, relate to Norwegian culture and
ethos. The authors of these specially commissioned papers examine
various aspects of this encounter, including problems such as
gender as related to nature and culture, masculinity and heroism,
national identity and invention of tradition, the impact of venue
construction on a traditional cultural landscape, the ideological
criticism of the I.O.C. as it emerged, dramatically, before the
opening of the Games and the conflict between the Norwegians and
the Greeks over the ritual status of the two flames used during the
torch relay, one from Olympia and one from Morgedal in Telemark,
"the cradle of skiing."
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