(School of Physical Education,Jiaying University,Meizhou 514015,China) Abstract: By applying sports anthropological theories and methods, the author carried out a field investigation on sports lifestyle in Samoa from the perspectives of constitution and culture, did a comprehensive analysis on sports life in a south pacific island country that is both modern and traditional, and revealed the following findings: in the process of sports culture diversification, the Samoan can develop various sports activities according to the naturality and sociality of people and sport, based on primitive local conditions; the mental compliance of the Samoan enables them to peacefully accept the profound influence produced by suzerain culture on their sports in the colonial period, and to form the sports lifestyle today, which mixes traditional sports, featured sports events and modern sports; while as a deep concern about national physical health, senior government officials took a lead in participating sports activities and games, promoting modern competitive sports events, and turning sports into a popular lifestyle, and actively participated and hosted international games, which embodied the quest of an independent nation that has got rid of colonial ruling for promoting its own sports culture, and highlighted the image of Samoa as an inde-pendently developing country. Key words: sports anthropology;constitution;sports lifestyle;Samoa |