The Agon Motif: Redux. A Study of the Contest Element in Sport
The contest element of modern sport has its ancient roots in the “agon” of early Greek life. We begin with an overview of the material and historical continuities in the social development of sport, followed by a discussion of our suppositions regarding the original linkage of sport and war in terms...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sciendo
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Physical Culture and Sport: Studies and Research |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2019-0010 |