Name: Ritual and Record: Sports Records and Quantification in Pre-Modern Societies
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Author: John M. Carter; Arnd Kruger
ISBN: 9780313256998

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Ritual and Record: Sports Records and Quantification in Pre-Modern Societies

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Physical Book

Publisher

Praeger

Author

John M. Carter; Arnd Kruger

Year

1990

Language

English

Pages

184

Format

Hardcover

ISBN

0313256993

ISBN13

9780313256998

Synopsis "Ritual and Record: Sports Records and Quantification in Pre-Modern Societies "

This volume expands the debate over the origins and purposes of sports records. Developing the thesis of Allen Guttmann, Carter and Kruger explore the history and meaning of quantitative sports records in several pre-modern societies. After introductions by Guttmann and the editors, the book proceeds on a chronological study of evidence of sports records in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, medieval England, the Renaissance, Tudor and Elizabethan England, pre-modern Hawaii, and pre-modern Japan. The chapters that follow are thematic essays on various aspects of sports records and Ritual and Record concludes with Guttmann's response to the preceding chapters. Useful reference notes are provided within each chapter as well as in the bibliography. This book is essential reading for students of anthropology and the history of sports.

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