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The Sociological Analysis of Ekiden, Japan's Long-Distance Relay Road Race
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Abstract This paper aims to refer to the long-distance relay road race known as ekiden, which is a Japanese invention in the history of modern sports, from a wider sociological perspective. This unique sport, which has seldom been practiced in countries other than Japan, has been widely enjoyed and supported... mehr
This paper aims to refer to the long-distance relay road race known as ekiden, which is a Japanese invention in the history of modern sports, from a wider sociological perspective. This unique sport, which has seldom been practiced in countries other than Japan, has been widely enjoyed and supported by a large number of Japanese people regardless of sex as a competitive team sport among high-school, university, and even company teams. By looking back on the developing history of this sport, I would like to shed light on the process of state formation in modern Japan as well as on a close relationship between nationalism and morality, an incentive to form the spirit of the nation, by using Norbert Elias’s figurational theory. As a conclusion, I would also like to refer to the possibility of other nations’ finding an interest in ekiden not only as an international competitive sport but also as a peaceful collective sporting event for the masses in the future. For that purpose, two examples are briefly introduced here; one is the 2018 Adecco Brussels Ekiden and the other the Koko Guam Road Race.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Elias, N.; Mythos; historische Entwicklung; Moral; Figuration; Japan; Nationalstaat; Symbol; Staatenbildung; Nationalismus; Mannschaftssport
Klassifikation
Sozialgeschichte, historische Sozialforschung
Freizeitforschung, Freizeitsoziologie
Freie Schlagwörter
long-distance relay road races (ekiden); sociological and historical perspectives of ekiden; modern Japanese history and politics; Japanese religion and myth; figurational theory; ekiden as international competitive and peaceful collective sports
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2020
Seitenangabe
S. 292-308
Zeitschriftentitel
Historical Social Research, 45 (2020) 1
Heftthema
Emotion, Authority, and National Character
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)