Bodies in motion : a religious history of sports in America /
"Are sports the new American religion? This question has become a recurrent inquiry for Arthur Remillard, a seasoned scholar of religion and sports. For many, the curiosity behind this question stems from the juxtaposition of waning traditional religious institutions in our current age and the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2025]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Are sports the new American religion? This question has become a recurrent inquiry for Arthur Remillard, a seasoned scholar of religion and sports. For many, the curiosity behind this question stems from the juxtaposition of waning traditional religious institutions in our current age and the thriving, cash-rich world of sports where stadiums bustle with boundless enthusiasm, exuberant rituals, and potent symbols. According to Remillard, however, this question reduces "religion" to only its institutional form, thereby overlooking the many unscripted ways that sports have assumed sacred significance in our time and throughout American history. Bodies in Motion shines a bright light on the places where sports have served as a location for individuals and communities to develop, describe, and proclaim their most deeply held and strongly defended values and beliefs. From prizefighting and baseball to distance running and bowling, Remillard emphasizes that the fundamental element"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 224 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197789797 019778979X 9780197789803 0197789803 9780197789780 0197789781 |