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Sports of rings

Origins and sense of the modern Olympics

This book reveals characteristic features of the Olympics as a cultural phenomenon that was developed in a liberal society. The author studies the history of institutionalization of the Olympics in the world, analyzes the Olympic agonies and contradictions, the diversification of this phenomenon, its projections in various religions. The author presents the notion of athletes` right of ownership of their achievements, and reveals the essence of the highest sports achievements in the context of myth and archaic champion cult as well as raises the issue of cultural identification. Bibliography.