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An interdisciplinary study of sport as a symbolic hunt : a theory of the origin and nature of sport based on paleolithic hunting
- Title
- An interdisciplinary study of sport as a symbolic hunt : a theory of the origin and nature of sport based on paleolithic hunting / Douglas M. Carroll.
- Author
- Carroll, Douglas M.
- Publication
- Lewiston, N.Y. : E. Mellen Press, ©2000.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | GV706.2 .C27 2000 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xviii, 318 pages : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-305) and indexes.
- Contents
- Chapter I. Introduction: The Search for the Origin of Sport 1 -- Nature of the Problem 1 -- Theory Criteria and Research Questions 2 -- Chapter II. Theories of the Nature and Origin of Sport 5 -- Religious and Cult Theories 5 -- Marxist Theories 9 -- Sansone's Theory 12 -- Guttmann's Theory 20 -- Chapter III. Symbolic Hunt Theory 29 -- Primacy of Hunting 29 -- Tripartite Roots of Proto-sport 34 -- Types of Hunting 40 -- Stages of Hunting 42 -- Hunting Codes 43 -- Development of Sports Equipment from Early Hunting Weapons and Tools 50 -- Ball as Prey 57 -- Politics of Hunting 68 -- Linguistic Origins 69 -- Definition of Sport 70 -- Play and Competition 73 -- Mimesis in Sport 79 -- Ritual in Sport 81 -- Aesthetics in Sport 83 -- Hero Myth 86 -- Chapter IV. Categorization of Sports as Types of Contests Symbolizing Subsistent Hunts 99 -- Categories of Sporting Contests 99 -- Athletic Participation in Contests 109 -- Classification of Sporting Events 109 -- Recreational Hunting 110 -- Weaponry Sports 113 -- Combative Sports 119 -- Track, Field, Water, Snow and Ice Sports 121 -- Equestrian, Vehicular and Bull Sports 125 -- Ball Sports 129 -- Chapter V. Prehistorical and Historical Development of Sport 133 -- Prehistoric Proto-sport 134 -- Ancient Sport 166 -- Sport in the Middle Ages 193 -- Renaissance Sport 199 -- Sport in the Age of Colonialism and the Enlightenment 203 -- Sport in the Industrial Revolution 208 -- Sport in the Modern Era 213 -- Chapter VI. Ancient Mesoamerican and Traditional North American Indian Sports 229 -- Ancient Mesoamerican Sport 230 -- Traditional North American Indian Sport 238 -- Ball Sport 249 -- North American Indian Women Hunters 264 -- Characteristics and Interpretations 268 -- Original Sport 281.
- ISBN
- 0773476857
- 9780773476851
- LCCN
- 00032881
- OCLC
- ocm43971419
- 43971419
- SCSB-1149900
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library