Eros and Greek Athletics

by: Scanlon, T.F.

Description
Greek athletics offers a clear window on many important aspects of ancient culture. Thomas F. Scanlon's comprehensive overview of Greek athletics explores when and how athletics was linked with religion, upbringing, gender, sexuality, and social values in an evolution from Homer until the Roman period. It presents original findings of importance to all those interested in ancient and modern sports, religion, gender studies, sexuality, and cultural studies generally.
Table of Contents
1:Introduction
2:Greek Athletics and Religion
3:The Ecumenical Olympics: The Games in the Roman Era
4:Athletics, Initiation, and Pederasty
5:Racing for Hera: A Girls' Contest at Olympia
6:"Only We Produce Men": Spartan Female Athletics and Eugenics
7:Race or Chase of "the Bears" at Brauron?
8:Atalanta and Athletic Myths of Gender
9:Eros and Greek Athletics
10:Drama, Death, and Desire in Athletic Performance
11:Conclusions

Eros and Greek Athletics

by: Scanlon, T.F.

• ISBN-13: 9780195149852 / 978-0-19-514985-2
• ISBN-03: 0195149858 / 0-19-514985-8
• Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2002