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Sports and games of the Renaissance
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Sports and games of the Renaissance

Author: Andrew Leibs
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, ©2004.
Series: Sports and games through history
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The Renaissance was a period of extraordinary spirit and development that marked a critical stage in the history of sports and games. In Europe the development of a moneyed economy and more refined methods of timekeeping ushered in a new era of leisure and leisure-activity, in which the old tradition of the Shrove Tuesday Football match deepened in the cultural consciousness. In Asia, Sumo's gradual codification  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Andrew Leibs
ISBN: 0313327726 9780313327728
OCLC Number: 56640742
Description: xvi, 199 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Introduction -- Africa -- Asia -- Europe -- Latin America -- Middle East -- North America -- Oceania.
Series Title: Sports and games through history
Responsibility: Andrew Leibs.
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The Renaissance was a period of extraordinary spirit and development that marked a critical stage in the history of sports and games. In Europe the development of a moneyed economy and more refined methods of timekeeping ushered in a new era of leisure and leisure-activity, in which the old tradition of the Shrove Tuesday Football match deepened in the cultural consciousness. In Asia, Sumo's gradual codification began to develop alongside ancestors of the modern game of hackey-sack. In North and South America, European explorers saw how traditional team sports and games such as lacrosse and pelota could serve as an integrating and uniting phenomenon. Series editor Andrew Leibs provides narrative chapters on Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America, and Oceania, each of which shows how modern-day form of recreation evolved during the Renaissance. In addition, readers will learn how to play games that had been previously lost to history. A reference to the sports and games played during the Renaissance throughout the world.

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