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Combat Sports in the Ancient World: Competition, Violence, and Culture

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Availability:In StockContributor:Michael B. PoliakoffSeries:Sports and HistoryPublish date:1995-04-01Pages:220
Language:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300063127ISBN-10:300063121UPC:9780300063127Book Category:History, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Ancient, Martial ArtsSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SC1DPPSBP3
A leading authority on classical games here provides a comprehensive study of the practice of combat sports in the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome, and the Near East. Describing and analyzing the sports of boxing, wrestling, stick-fighting, and pankration, Michael B. Poliakoff discusses such topics as the function of competition and violent games in ancient society; on the social background of the participants, showing the broad spectrum of Greek athletic personnel; on the significance of the appearance of combat sport in myth and literature; and on the alleged cultic functions of the ancient combat sports. The book is copiously illustrated with photographs of numerous objects rarely or never before published.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300063127ISBN-10:300063121UPC:9780300063127Book Category:History, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Ancient, Martial ArtsSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SC1DPPSBP3
Publisher: Yale University Press

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