From Athens to Beijing West Meets East in the Olympic Games

Volume I: Sport, the Body, and Humanism in Ancient Greece and China

The Series 1 Introduction, “Sport, the Body, and Humanism in Ancient Greece and China,” Susan Brownell 5 1. “Reflections on Comparing Greek and Chinese Sports,” Nathan Sivin 15 2. “The Olympic Games and the Cult of Sport in Ancient Greece,” Oswyn Murray 25 3. “Animal Imitation: A Comparison of Chinese and Greek Sports in Ancient Times,” Ren Hai 35 4. “Too Much of a Good Thing: The Health of Olympic Athletes in Ancient Greece,” Lesley Dean-Jones 49 5. “Training the Senses through Animating the Body in Ancient China,” Vivienne Lo 67 6. “Contesting Authority in Ancient Myth and Sport,” Thomas F. Scanlon 87 7. “Comparative Reflections on Embodied Virtue: Performance and Competition in China and Greece,” Lisa Raphals 109 8. “The Cultural Construction of the Hero (Ying-xiong) in Chinese History,” Mu-chou Poo 123 9. “Politics and Diplomacy in Ancient Athletics and the Olympic Games: General Remarks on a Brief Historical Survey,” Panos Valavanis 137 10. “Swordsmanship and the Socialization of Violence in Early China,” Mark Edward Lewis 151 11. “Revisiting the Ancient Olympics: Perspectives and History,” Donald G. Kyle 173 Afterword, “Olympic Philosophy between East and West,” Heather L. Reid 199