The Gift of Sports: Indigenous Ceremonial Dimensions of the Games We Love (First Edition)

by Philip P. Arnold

Book Overview

He who at every moment is all he is capable of being. - Dag Hammarskjold, 1954 Markings Translated by Leif Sjoberg and W.H. Auden, 1964 The origins of nearly all sports can be found in religious ceremonies. The Olympic Games and Sumo wrestling are clear examples of how civilizations, both ancient and modern, connect athletic performance and achievement to a higher spiritual plane - to an indescribable yet clearly recognized ""something more."" The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1621310477
• ISBN13: 9781621310471
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"