Charlene Weaving: 2 books

Book cover of The Olympics and Philosophy
by Michael W. Austin, Raymond Angelo Belliotti, Scott F. Parker
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012

It is said the champions of the ancient Olympic Games received a crown of olive leaves, symbolizing a divine blessing from Nike, the winged goddess of victory. While the mythology of the ancient games has come to exemplify the highest political, religious, community, and individual ideals of the time,...
Book cover of Defining Sport

Defining Sport

Conceptions and Borderlines

by Shawn E. Klein, Chad Carlson, Francisco Javier López Frías
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2016

Defining Sport: Conceptions and Borderlines is not about the variations of usage of the term “sport.” It is about the concept, the range of activities in the world that we unite into one idea—sport. It is through the project of defining sport that we can come to understand these activities better,...
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