A hermeneutic of spectator sport: the 1976 and 1984 Olympic Games
| Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Die Hermeneutik des Zuschauersports: aufgezeigt an den Olympischen Spielen 1976 und 1984 |
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| Autor: | Duncan, Margaret Carlisle |
| Erschienen in: | Quest |
| Veröffentlicht: | 38 (1986), 1, S. 50-77, Lit. |
| Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
| Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| ISSN: | 0033-6297, 1543-2750 |
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| Erfassungsnummer: | PU198807007447 |
| Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
This paper employs a theoretical framework articulated in an earlier Quest article to understand a particular sporting spectacle; at the same time, it suggests a specific method that might be used to support such a framework. The 1976 and 1984 Olympics - the two most recent games in which the United States participated - are examined in terms of six categories of symbolism: dramatization of recurring life issues, transcendence of human limitations, rebellion against industrialized society, spectatorship as an aesthetic experience, religious overtones, and political dimensions. Hermeneutics is shown to be a most desirable method for this kind of interpretative framework and is discussed in terms of its appropriateness, timeliness, and usefulness as an instrument of social critique. Verf.-Referat