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• catalog abstract ""Two thousand years before the first Olympic games were held in ancient Greece, sports played a significant cultural and social role in ancient Egypt. This book, written by one of the world's leading authorities on Egyptian sport, is the most thorough treatment of the athletic and recreational activities of the people of ancient Egypt." "Drawing on recent evidence from the fields of Egyptology and sport history, Wolfgang Decker describes how both kings and commoners enjoyed athletic activities. Some of the best-known pharaohs performed athletic feats to demonstrate their superiority, says Decker. He discusses the primary sport of the kings--archery--as well as other royal athletic enthusiasms like track and chariot racing. He then provides rich detail on the sports of commoners: racing, jumping, aquatic sports, wrestling, stick fighting, and boxing. Decker also explores the evidence for such recreational activities as ball games, children's games, board games, and acrobatic dances. In a concluding section on hunting, he notes that certain animals were reserved largely for the pharaoh and others for the nobles. Throughout the book, Decker is sensitive to the sociological and political issues that surround sporting activity." "Beautifully illustrated and fascinating to read, this book was highly praised when it was published in Germany in 1987. It is now available for the first time to English-speaking readers."--Jacket.".
• catalog alternative "Sport und Spiel im Alten Ägypten. English".
• catalog contributor b3548977.
• catalog coverage "Egypt History To 640 A.D.".
• catalog created "c1992.".
• catalog date "1992".
• catalog date "c1992.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
• catalog description ""Two thousand years before the first Olympic games were held in ancient Greece, sports played a significant cultural and social role in ancient Egypt. This book, written by one of the world's leading authorities on Egyptian sport, is the most thorough treatment of the athletic and recreational activities of the people of ancient Egypt." "Drawing on recent evidence from the fields of Egyptology and sport history, Wolfgang Decker describes how both kings and commoners enjoyed athletic activities. Some of the best-known pharaohs performed athletic feats to demonstrate their superiority, says Decker. He discusses the primary sport of the kings--archery--as well as other royal athletic enthusiasms like track and chariot racing. He then provides rich detail on the sports of commoners: racing, jumping, aquatic sports, wrestling, stick fighting, and boxing. Decker also explores the evidence for such recreational activities as ball games, children's games, board games, and acrobatic dances. In a concluding section on hunting, he notes that certain animals were reserved largely for the pharaoh and others for the nobles. Throughout the book, Decker is sensitive to the sociological and political issues that surround sporting activity." "Beautifully illustrated and fascinating to read, this book was highly praised when it was published in Germany in 1987. It is now available for the first time to English-speaking readers."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-204) and index.".
• catalog description "The sources for ancient Egyptian sports. Egyptian sources ; Non-Egyptian sources -- The athletic kings. Conception of history and royal dogma ; Running and the jubilee celebration ; Target archery ; Driving chariots and training horses ; Ritual and record -- Sports of private persons. Running ; Jumping ; Combat sports : wrestling, stick fighting, boxing ; Aquatic sports : swimming, rowing, fishermen's jousting -- Competition -- Games. Ball games ; Children's games ; Board games -- Acrobatics -- Hunting. Big-game hunting ; Swamp hunts -- The history of research.".
• catalog extent "xi, 212 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0300044631 (alk. paper)".
• catalog isPartOf "Sport and history series".
• catalog issued "1992".
• catalog issued "c1992.".
• catalog language "eng ger".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New Haven : Yale University Press,".
• catalog spatial "Egypt History To 640 A.D.".
• catalog spatial "Egypt".
• catalog subject "796/.0962 20".
• catalog subject "GV573 .D4213 1990".
• catalog subject "Games Egypt History.".
• catalog subject "Sports Egypt History.".
• catalog tableOfContents "The sources for ancient Egyptian sports. Egyptian sources ; Non-Egyptian sources -- The athletic kings. Conception of history and royal dogma ; Running and the jubilee celebration ; Target archery ; Driving chariots and training horses ; Ritual and record -- Sports of private persons. Running ; Jumping ; Combat sports : wrestling, stick fighting, boxing ; Aquatic sports : swimming, rowing, fishermen's jousting -- Competition -- Games. Ball games ; Children's games ; Board games -- Acrobatics -- Hunting. Big-game hunting ; Swamp hunts -- The history of research.".
• catalog title "Sport und Spiel im Alten Ägypten. English".
• catalog title "Sports and games of ancient Egypt / Wolfgang Decker ; translated by Allen Guttmann.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".