The Sports Immortals

The Sports Immortals Deifying the American Athlete - Sports and Culture

Hardback (31 Jan 1994)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Explores the psychology of hero-worship in sports, covering the period from the late 19th century to the present. Offers an overview of the classic theorists, and demonstrates how the public creates heroes and villains in the same way the Greeks created archetypal deities. Topics include the archetypes of human myth, localized sports archetypes, or

Book information

ISBN: 9780879726690
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Imprint: Popular Press
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 170
Weight: 499g
Height: 235mm
Width: 171mm
Spine width: 19mm