Olympic Ritual and Religion, Hosted by a Religion-less State
One of the little remarked aspects of the Modern Olympic Games is its explicit status as a religious revival. The founder, or "renovateur," of the Modern Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin, could not have been clearer about the religious valence of his revival. Not long after he first proposed the renewal of the ancient Greek games in modern international guise, he began referring to them as the religio athletae, though he was never able to say in any ... Full Story »
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