初期の近代オリンピックと博覧会の関連に関する―考察

Abstract

The early Modern Olympic Games, except for the first one, were held as a part of the International Exposition. The purpose of this study is to clarify the idea of the relationship between the early Modern Olympic Games and the Industrial and International Expositions. The following conclusions were derived; 1. Olympia, which were held as Greek Olympic Games in 1859, 1870, 1875 and 1888, had two sections, namely, the Industrial Expositions and the athletic events. The purposes of the were to foster industrial development and to recover traditional culture. 2. The Paris International Exposition held in 1889 was very important for the relationship between the Modern Olympic Games and the International Exposition. The Greek Olympian Committee attended it and the sacred ruined Olympia from the German archaeological fruit was displayed, and Coubertin convened a meeting about athletics. 3. The International Exposition at that time was held as an industrial exposition under the conditions of imperialism. An anthropological section was opened and many tribal people from Asia and Africa were displayed as savages. 4. The early Modern Olympic Games were eager to join the International Exposition from the view point of internationalism, and the internationalism of the Modern Olympic Games had to receive the ideas of imperialistic internationalism. That is why anthropological events were held in the 4th Olympic Games at St.Louis in 1904.