With God on Their Side: Sport in the Service of Religion Contributor(s): Chandler, Timothy (Editor), Magdalinski, Tara (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415259606 ISBN-13: 9780415259606 Publisher: Routledge
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 2002 Annotation: This fascinating new collection is the first to examine the intersection of sport and religion from an international, religiously pluralistic perspective. In doing so, it taps into a wide range of issues within the history and sociology of sport, including ethnicity, identity, community and social anthropology. The book offers a series of cutting-edge contemporary historical case studies; including, sport and Catholicism in Northern Ireland, and Muhammad Ali and the Nation of Islam, sport and Christian fundamentalism in the US. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Sociology Of Sports - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Religion | Comparative Religion |
Dewey: 796.01 |
LCCN: 2002068303 |
Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.98" W x 8.96" L (1.05 lbs) 224 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Index |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 'Sport' and 'religion' are cultural institutions with a global reach. Each is characterised by ritualised performance and by the ecstatic devotion of its followers, whether in the sports arena or the cathedral of worship. This fascinating collection is the first to examine, in detail, the relationship between these two cultural institutions from an international, religiously pluralistic perspective. It illuminates the role of sport and religion in the social formation of collective groups, and explores how sport might operate in the service of a religious community. |
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