Somaesthetics and sport / edited by Andrew Edgar.
| Other author | Edgar, Andrew. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022] |
| Description | x, 260 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in somaesthetics, 2451-8646 ; 5 |
| Contents | Notes on contributors -- Introduction / Andrew Edgar -- A dove in flight: metaphysical shackles, transformative soaring, and sportive somaesthetics / Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza -- Somaesthetics and sport? / Graham McFee -- Sport and the body: an aesthetic inquiry / William J. Morgan -- Changing perceptions of beautiful bodies: the athletic agency model / Peg Brand Weiser -- The Sachin Mandala: somaesthetic construction of a cricket legend / Vinod Balakrishnan -- Somaesthetics of the grunt: policing femininity in the soundscapes of women's professional tennis / Anita Stahl -- Somatic reflection during skilled action / John Toner and Barbara Gail Montero -- Yoga as world literature: somaesthetic ekphrasis and (Mis) translation / Claire Solomon -- Difficult activities - difficult experiences / Matti Tainio -- Sport and pain / Andrew Edgar. |
| Abstract | "Somaesthetics and Sport brings together a diverse set of explorations into the embodied experience of watching and playing sport. Sport can at once be a source of sensual beauty and pleasure, and also of pain and anguish; spectators can at once celebrate and glorify athletes, but also expect certain forms of behaviour, and intentionally or otherwise police the movements of their bodies; sport and physical exercise can improve our health and increase the self-awareness of our abilities and limitations, but they also help us to shape our sense of what it means to live a good life"-- 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 | 2022000637 |
| ISBN | 9789004510647 (Hardback : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | (eBook) |
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