Understanding Sport as a Religious Phenomenon - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Understanding Sport as a Religious Phenomenon write by Eric Bain-Selbo. This book was released on 2016-09-08. Understanding Sport as a Religious Phenomenon available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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. 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.
Understanding Sport as a Religious Phenomenon
Understanding Sport as a Religious Phenomenon - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Understanding Sport as a Religious Phenomenon write by Eric Bain-Selbo. This book was released on . Understanding Sport as a Religious Phenomenon available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "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."--Publisher's website.
Sport and Religion in the Twenty-First Century
Sport and Religion in the Twenty-First Century - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sport and Religion in the Twenty-First Century write by Brad Schultz. This book was released on 2015-12-16. Sport and Religion in the Twenty-First Century available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book examines the relationship between sport and religion with regard to twenty-first century topics such as race, fandom, education, and culture. The contributors provide new insights into the people, movements, and events that define the complex relationship between sport and religion around the world. A wonderful addition to any academic course on religion, sports, ethics, or culture as a whole.
Religion and Popular Culture in America, Third Edition
Religion and Popular Culture in America, Third Edition - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Religion and Popular Culture in America, Third Edition write by Bruce David Forbes. This book was released on 2017-03-01. Religion and Popular Culture in America, Third Edition available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The connection between popular culture and religion is an enduring part of American life. With seventy-five percent new content, the third edition of this multifaceted and popular collection has been revised and updated throughout to provide greater religious diversity in its topics and address critical developments in the study of religion and popular culture. Ideal for classroom use, this expanded volume gives increased attention to the implications of digital culture and the increasingly interactive quality of popular culture provides a framework to help students understand and appreciate the work in diverse fields, methods, and perspectives contains an updated introduction, discussion questions, and other instructional tools
Violence in Southern Sport and Culture
Violence in Southern Sport and Culture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Violence in Southern Sport and Culture write by Eric Bain-Selbo. This book was released on 2016-11-30. Violence in Southern Sport and Culture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book discusses violence and its connection with religion, sport and popular culture. It highlights the religious dimensions of violence and the role of violence in the religion and culture of the American South. Extending into popular culture, it then makes the case that sport—particularly American football—is a cultural phenomenon in the South with close ties with religion and violence, and that American football has come to play a central role in the civil religion of the South, fueled in part by its violent nature. The book concludes by drawing important lessons from this case study—lessons that help us to see both religion and sport in a new light.
