Icelandic Wrestling
Author : Jóhannes Jósefsson
Publisher :
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 46,90 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Wrestling
ISBN :
Icelandic Men and Me
Author : Robert Faulkner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 49,49 MB
Release : 2019-10-28
Category : Music
ISBN : 1351929232
Book Description
A sparsely populated island in the North Atlantic recently made worldwide headlines in the Global Financial Crisis and for volcanic eruptions that caused unprecedented chaos to international air travel. Large contemporary audiences have formed very different images of Iceland through the vocal music and music videos of Björk and Sigur Rós. Just below the Arctic Circle, Icelandic men engage in more everyday vocal practices, where singing, literally for one's Self, is an everyday life skill set against a backdrop of unique natural, historical, economic and social phenomena. Their sagas of song and singing are the subject of this book. The original Icelandic Sagas - among the most important collections of medieval European literature - are valued for richly detailed portrayals of individual lives. This book's principle protagonists and collaborators share a heritage where Sagas remain central to national and local identity. While the oral traditions associated with them were largely overwhelmed by European romanticism just over a hundred years ago, ironically, this new vocal music became a key technology for national renewal. Written by an ’immigrant’ musician who lived in a remote Icelandic community for over twenty years, this volume focuses upon individual and collective stories about singing as personal and social work. Drawing upon everyday ethnographic and sociological studies of music, and emerging discourse about musical identity, the study uses anthropological, historical and musicological evidence in thinking about songs, singing and Self, and the genderedness of this particular singing practice.
Iceland
Author : Debbie Nevins
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 16,24 MB
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1502622181
Book Description
Known as the land of fire and ice, Iceland is an island with a distinct cultural identity which has exploded in recent years as a tourism hotspot. In this title, colorful maps, dynamic photographs, and traditional recipes help bring to life the culture of Iceland. Readers will learn about the vibrant customs, economy, and peoples of this Nordic nation and discover how the country continues to be shaped by its unique history and geography.
Iceland
Author : Richard F. Tomasson
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 24,5 MB
Release : 1980
Category :
ISBN : 1452910324
Book Description
Analysis of the evolution of Icelandic society.
Iceland
Author : Jonathan Wilcox
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 44,93 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761420743
Book Description
Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of Iceland.
ICELAND
Author : NARAYAN CHANGDER
Publisher : CHANGDER OUTLINE
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 42,96 MB
Release : 2023-01-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Book Description
THE ICELAND MCQ (MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS) SERVES AS A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AIMING TO DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF VARIOUS COMPETITIVE EXAMS, CLASS TESTS, QUIZ COMPETITIONS, AND SIMILAR ASSESSMENTS. WITH ITS EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF MCQS, THIS BOOK EMPOWERS YOU TO ASSESS YOUR GRASP OF THE SUBJECT MATTER AND YOUR PROFICIENCY LEVEL. BY ENGAGING WITH THESE MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT, IDENTIFY AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT, AND LAY A SOLID FOUNDATION. DIVE INTO THE ICELAND MCQ TO EXPAND YOUR ICELAND KNOWLEDGE AND EXCEL IN QUIZ COMPETITIONS, ACADEMIC STUDIES, OR PROFESSIONAL ENDEAVORS. THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS ARE PROVIDED AT THE END OF EACH PAGE, MAKING IT EASY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO VERIFY THEIR ANSWERS AND PREPARE EFFECTIVELY.
The Sketch
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 13,78 MB
Release : 1908
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
Thrashing Seasons
Author : C. Nathan Hatton
Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 42,21 MB
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0887554970
Book Description
Horseback wrestling, catch-as-catch-can, glima; long before the advent of today’s WWE, forms of wrestling were practised by virtually every cultural group. C. Nathan Hatton’s Thrashing Seasons tells the story of wrestling in Manitoba from its earliest documented origins in the eighteenth century to the Great Depression. Wrestling was never merely a sport: residents of Manitoba found meaning beyond the simple act of two people struggling for physical advantage on a mat, in a ring, or on a grassy field. Frequently controversial and often divisive, wrestling was nevertheless a popular and resilient cultural practice that proved adaptable to the rapidly changing social conditions in western Canada during its early boom period. In addition to chronicling the colourful exploits of the many athletes who shaped wrestling’s early years, Hatton explores wrestling as a social phenomenon intimately bound up with debates around respectability, ethnicity, race, class, and idealized conceptions of masculinity. In doing so, Thrashing Seasons illuminates wrestling as a complex and socially significant cultural activity, one that has been virtually unexamined by Canadian historians looking at the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Sketch
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 24,99 MB
Release : 1908
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
Sports around the World [4 volumes]
Author : John Nauright
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 2668 pages
File Size : 20,20 MB
Release : 2012-04-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN :
Book Description
This multivolume set is much more than a collection of essays on sports and sporting cultures from around the world: it also details how and why sports are played wherever they exist, and examines key charismatic athletes from around the world who have transcended their sports. Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice provides a unique, global overview of sports and sports cultures. Unlike most works of this type, this book provides both essays that examine general topics, such as globalization and sport, international relations and sport, and tourism and sport, as well as essays on sports history, culture, and practice in world regions—for example, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and Oceania—in order to provide a more global perspective. These essays are followed by entries on specific sports, world athletes, stadiums and arenas, famous games and matches, and major controversies. Spanning topics as varied as modern professional cycling to the fictional movie Rocky to the deadly ball game of the ancient Mayans, the first three volumes contain overview essays and entries for specific sports that have been and are currently practiced around the world. The fourth volume provides a compendium of information on the winners of major sporting competitions from around the world. Readers will gain invaluable insights into how sports have been enjoyed throughout all of human culture, and more fully comprehend their cultural contexts. The entries provide suggestions for further reading on each topic—helpful to general readers, students with school projects, university students and academics alike. Additionally, the four-volume Sports Around the World spotlights key charismatic athletes who have changed a sport or become more than just an outstanding player.
