Bodies in Motion: A Religious History of Sports in America - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197789773ISBN-10:197789773UPC:9780197789773Book Category:ReligionSize:8.90 x 6.10 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCAVKG8M21
Are sports the new American religion? Arthur Remillard, a seasoned scholar of religion and sports, hears this question frequently. Often, it is prompted by the contrast between the waning of traditional religious institutions and the thriving, cash-rich world of sports. Stadiums bustle with boundless enthusiasm, exuberant rituals, and potent symbols. Churches no longer seem to. According to...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197789773ISBN-10:197789773UPC:9780197789773Book Category:ReligionSize:8.90 x 6.10 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCAVKG8M21
Arthur Remillard is Professor of Religious Studies at Saint Francis University. He is author of Southern Civil Religions: Imagining the Good Society in the Post-Reconstruction Era and co-editor of Gods, Games, and Globalization: New Perspectives on Religion and Sports. His work has been featured in academic publications as well as in popular outlets like the Washington Post and the Christian...
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