This research, starting with a consciousness of the problems in theories and practices on homo sportivus, is to explore the essence of those homo sportivus in the perspective they typically pursue, and organize the world of sport anthropology that hav...
This research, starting with a consciousness of the problems in theories and practices on homo sportivus, is to explore the essence of those homo sportivus in the perspective they typically pursue, and organize the world of sport anthropology that have been ultimately estranged and not excavated in gymnastics researches through multi-lateral approach. Sport anthropology is a branch of study that seeks to clarify various phenomena occurring to homo sportivus in multi-lateral standpoint. Therefore, this research is intended to examine sport anthropology in multi-lateral standpoint, and consequently clarify what meanings and values people pursues about gymnastics. Through multi-lateral approaches like philosophy and sociology, etc, this research obtained the following conclusions. Firstly, sport anthropology can find meanings and values as a new horizon of experience. Secondly, it can find socio-cultural meanings blended with pain and joy. Thirdly, it can find creative pain by joy. And lastly, it can find universal value and existential sense of happiness. After all, the ultimate goal of people engaged in sport is 'pursuit of happiness'. It will be necessary to approach sports anthropology as self realization and new horizon beyond joy and pain.