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Combat Sports in the Ancient World: Competition, Violence, and Culture (Revised)
by Combat Sports in the Ancient World: Competition, Violence, and Culture (Revised)
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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.
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- Yale University Press Brand
- Apr 26, 1995 Pub Date:
- 9780300063127 ISBN-13:
- 0300063121 ISBN-10:
- 220 Pages
- English Language
- 8.9 in * 6 in * 0.7 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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