| Description |
xviii, 202 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Sport and history series |
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Sport and history series.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- [ch.] 1. General aspects of the ancient combat sports -- [ch.] 2. Wrestling -- [ch.] 3. Pankration -- [ch.] 4. Stick fighting -- [ch.] 5. Boxing -- [ch.] 6. The nature and purpose of combat sport -- [ch.] 7. The participants in Greek combat sport -- [ch.] 8. Metaphor, myth, and reality -- appendix. Combat sport, funeral cult, and human sacrifice -- List of abbreviations |
| Summary |
"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."--Publisher description |
| Analysis |
01030 Ancient World 21030 combat sports |
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Hand-to-hand fighting History |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Combat -- History.
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Games -- Greece.
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Games -- Rome.
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Hand-to-hand fighting -- History.
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Jeux grecs et romains -- History
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Sports -- History.
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Sports -- History.
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Vase-painting, Greek -- Greece.
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Vases -- Greece.
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| LC no. |
86032419 |
| ISBN |
0300037686 |
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0300063121 (paperback) |
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