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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Remillard, Arthur (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Sports > United States > Religious aspects. Sports > United States > History. Sports > États-Unis > Aspect religieux. Sports > États-Unis > Histoire. RELIGION. History. Religion & beliefs. Religion. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover
Half Title
Bodies in Motion
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The "Something" of Sports
1. A Whole New Ball Game
2. The Alypius Problem
3. American Heroes
4. On Humans and Horses
5. Innovation and Anxiety
6. Enduring Faith
7. "The Lost Religion of Masculinity"
8. "She Is What God Originally Meant Her to Be"
9. The Golden Age of Sports
10. The Name of the Game
11. Pioneers! O Pioneers!
12. Sacred and Profane
13. Making Icons
Afterword: Why Do I Care?
Notes
Index