Muscular Christianity: Manhood and Sports in Protestant America, 1880-1920
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- Synopsis
- Dissatisfied with a Victorian culture focused on domesticity and threatened by physical decline in sedentary office jobs, American men in the late nineteenth century sought masculine company in fraternal lodges and engaged in exercise to invigorate their bodies. One form of this new manly culture, developed out of the Protestant churches, was known as muscular Christianity. In this fascinating study, Clifford Putney details how Protestant leaders promoted competitive sports and physical education to create an ideal of Christian manliness.
- Copyright:
- 2001
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 300 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780674006348
- Publisher:
- Harvard University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 02/06/14
- Copyrighted By:
- President and Fellows of Harvard College
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Sports, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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