The introduction of athletic nudity : fact or fiction?

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Deutscher übersetzter Titel:Die Einführung der Nacktheit von Athleten : Fakt oder Fiktion?
Autor:Petermandl, Werner
Erschienen in:Nikephoros
Veröffentlicht:27 (2019), 2014, S. 181-197, Lit.
Format: Literatur (SPOLIT)
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
Medienart: Gedruckte Ressource
Sprache:Englisch
ISSN:0934-8913
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Erfassungsnummer:PU201907005295
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Abstract des Autors

It is the generally accepted opinion that Greek athletes only started to exercise in the nude after the period of the so-called Homeric world. And that is also what ancient tradition held. Does it, however, necessarily follow that this view is correct? A thorough re-examination of all the relevant ancient sources leads to a more sceptical approach. It shall be shown that the available sources cannot prove beyond doubt that nudity in sport was a subsequent innovation. In fact a continuation of athletic nudity as an aboriginal natural behaviour seems to be quite likely.