Understanding Sport as a Religious Phenomenon

An Introduction

Bibliographic Data

ID19930360
AuthorsEric Bain-Selbo, Eric Bain–Selbo, D Gregory Sapp
Year2016
Publication date2016-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueUnderstanding Sport as a Religious Phenomenon (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing plc (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.5040/9781474205771
OpenAlexW2734859576
ISBN9781474205771
Open LibraryOL28412081M
LanguageEN
Citations received12

Readers are introduced to a range of theoretical and methodological approaches used to understand religion – including sociology, philosophy, psychology, and anthropology – and how they can be used to understand sport as a religious phenomenon. Topics include the formation of powerful communities among fans and the religious experience of the fan, myth, symbols and rituals and the sacrality of sport, and sport and secularization. Case studies are taken from around the world and include the Olympics (ancient and modern), football in the UK, the All Blacks and New Zealand national identity, college football in the American South, and gymnastics. [new paragraph] Ideal for classroom use, Understanding Sport as a Religious Phenomenon illuminates the nature of religion through sports phenomena and is a much-needed contribution to the field of religion and popular culture

Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Phenomenon · Doping in Sports · Philosophy · Psychology · Sports, Gender, and Society · Religion · Religionsersatz · Religious aspects · Sport · Sports · Sports, religious aspects

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