Muscular Christianity: Manhood and Sports in Protestant America, 1880-1920

by Clifford Putney

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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.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0674011252

ISBN13:9780674011250

Release Date:April 2003

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:310 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.4"

Related Subjects

19th Century 20th Century Christian Books & Bibles Christianity History History of Sports Miscellaneous Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Protestantism Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies

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