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03422aam a22005174a 4500 001 F287D0CAEFE011E08369D5DE6AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20111006010153 008 101006s2011 enka b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2010042929 020 $a 0521185963 (pbk.) 020 $a 9780521185967 (pbk.) 020 $a 0521196167 020 $a 9780521196161 035 $a (OCoLC)665137572 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d UKM $d YDXCP $d ERASA $d BWX $d CDX $d COO $d IUL $d CHRRO $d IG# $d NLGGC $d UKMGB $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a HV8551 $b .F34 2011 072 7 $a s1ha $2 rero 082 00 $a 937 $2 22 084 $a HIS002000 $2 bisacsh 084 $a 15.52 $2 bcl 100 1 $a Fagan, Garrett G., $d 1963- 245 1 $a The lure of the arena : $b social psychology and the crowd at the Roman games / $c by Garrett G. Fagan. 260 $a Cambridge ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2011. 300 $a xi, 362 p. : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 520 $a "Why did the Romans turn out in their tens of thousands to watch brutal gladiatorial games? Previous studies have tried to explain the attraction of the arena by theorizing about its cultural function in Roman society. The games have been seen as celebrations of the violence of empire or of Rome's martial heritage, or as manifestations of the emperor's power. The desire to watch has therefore been limited to the Roman context and rendered alien to modern sensibilities. Yet the historical record reveals that people living in quite different times and circumstances (including our own) have regularly come out in large numbers to watch public rituals of violence such as executions, floggings, animal-baiting, cudgeling, pugilism, and so on. Appreciating the social-psychological dynamics at work in attracting people to watch such events not only deepens our understanding of the spectator at the Roman games but also suggests something important about ourselves"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-357) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction: Alypius in the stands -- 1. Seeking explanations -- 2. A catalog of cruelty -- 3. Groups, crowds, and seats -- 4. Crowd dynamics at arena spectacles -- 5. Arenas of prejudice -- 6. Gladiators and sports spectatorship -- 7. The attractions of violent spectacle -- Conclusion: the lure of the arena -- Appendix: select literary and epigraphic testimonia for arena crowd behavior and related issues.. 650 0 $a Executions and executioners $x History. 650 0 $a Gladiators $x History. 650 0 $a Violence $x History. 650 0 $a Social psychology $x History. 650 17 $a Terechtstellingen (doodstraf) $2 gtt 650 17 $a Gladiatoren. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Spelen (evenementen) $2 gtt 650 17 $a Sociale psychologie. $2 gtt 651 7 $a Romeinse rijk. $2 gtt 856 42 $3 Cover image $u http://assets.cambridge.org/97805211/96161/cover/9780521196161.jpg 856 42 $3 Contributor biographical information $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2010042929-b.html 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2010042929-d.html 856 41 $3 Table of contents only $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2010042929-t.html 941 $a 2 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214053534.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825090425.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F287D0CAEFE011E08369D5DE6AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search