Religion and Sports

An Introduction and Case Studies

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ID19926449
AuthorsRebecca Alpert (0000-0001-7536-9695, corresponding author), Rebecca T Alpert
Year2015
Pages224
Publication date2015-12-31
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueReligion and Sports (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherColumbia University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.7312/alpe16570
OpenAlexW4235101456
ISBN9780231165709
Open LibraryOL28560761M
LanguageEN
Citations received10

Like religion, playing and watching sports is a deeply meaningful, celebratory ritual enjoyed by millions across the world. The first scholarly work designed for use in both religion and sports courses, this collection develops and then applies a theoretically grounded approach to studying sports engagement globally and its relationship to modern-day issues of violence, difference, social protest, and belonging. Case studies explore the place of sports in mainstream faiths, such as Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity, and lesser-known religious groups, particularly in Africa. It covers football, baseball, and basketball but also archery, soccer, bullfighting, judo, and track. Essays reflect all skill levels, from amateur to professional, and find surprising affinities among practices and cultures in locations as disparate as Germany and Japan, Spain and Saudi Arabia. Thoroughly examining a range of phenomena, this collection fully captures the unique overlap of two universal institutions and their interplay with human society, politics, and culture

Political science · Sociology · Doping in Sports · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society · Religious aspects · Sports · Sports, religious aspects

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