The Oxford handbook of sport and spectacle in the ancient world / edited by Alison Futrell and Thomas F. Scanlon.
| Other author | Futrell, Alison, 1962- |
| Other author | Scanlon, Thomas Francis. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021. |
| Description | xxx, 738 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Handbooks Online Classical Studies |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Sport and spectacle in the ancient world |
| Series | Oxford handbooks |
| Abstract | "This work presents current approaches and new avenues of inquiry into ancient sport and spectacle. It discusses historical perspectives, contest forms, contest-related texts, civic and social aspects, and use and meaning of the individual body. Greek and Roman topics are interwoven under each heading to simulate contest-like tensions and complementarities, juxtaposing, for example, violence in Greek athletics and in Roman gladiatorial events, Greek and Roman chariot events, architectural frameworks for contests and games in the two cultures, and contrasting views of religion, bodily regimens, and judicial classification related to both cultures. It examines the social contexts of games, namely the evolution of sport and spectacle diachronically and geographically across cultural and political boundaries, and how games are adapted to multiple contexts and multiple purposes, reinforcing, for example, social hierarchies, performing shared values, and playing out deep cultural tensions. The work also pays some attention to other directing forces in the ancient Mediterranean (e.g. Bronze Age Egypt and the Near East; Etruria; and early Christianity). The volume addresses important themes common to antiquity and modern society, such as issues of class, gender, health, and the popular culture of the modern Olympics, and gladiators in cinema. It presents contests and spectacles as venues of connection and as opportunities for the negotiation of status and the exchange of value, broadly e.g., how early panhellenic sanctuaries responded to economic stakeholders, and how groups and individuals in the later Roman Empire forged social and political links through the circus events"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020952433 |
| ISBN | 9780199592081 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |