From season to season : sports as American religion / edited by Joseph L. Price. [print]

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Macon, Georgia : Mercer University Press, (c)2001.Edition: first editionDescription: ix, 240 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
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  • GV706.P945.F766 2001
  • GV706
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Contents:
Joseph L. Price -- God and games in modern culture Lonnie D. Kliever -- From season to season: the rhythmic and religious significance of American sports seasons Joseph L. Price -- The pitcher's mound as cosmic mountain: the religious significance of baseball Joseph L. Price -- The fetish and McGwire's balls Paul C. Johnson -- Every religion needs a martyr: the role of Matty, Gehrig, and Clemente in the national faith Peter Williams -- Through the eyes of Mircea Eliade: United States football as a religious rite de passage Bonnie Miller-McLemore -- The super bowl as religious festival Joseph L. Price -- American sport as folk religion: examining a test of its strength James A. Mathisen -- Basketball's Abbot: Bob Knight and the drive for protection Lois Daly -- The final four as final judgment: the religious and cultural significance of the North CarolinaAA basketball championship Joseph L. Price -- A puckish reflection on religion in Canada Tom Faulkner -- Myth and ritual in professional wrestling Charles S. Adams -- An American apotheosis: sports as popular religion Joseph L. Price.
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Withdrawn G. Allen Fleece Library WITHDRAWN Non-fiction GV706.42.F76 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not for loan 31923001065115

Includes bibliographies and index.

From sabbath proscriptions to super Sunday celebrations: sports and religion in America Joseph L. Price -- God and games in modern culture Lonnie D. Kliever -- From season to season: the rhythmic and religious significance of American sports seasons Joseph L. Price -- The pitcher's mound as cosmic mountain: the religious significance of baseball Joseph L. Price -- The fetish and McGwire's balls Paul C. Johnson -- Every religion needs a martyr: the role of Matty, Gehrig, and Clemente in the national faith Peter Williams -- Through the eyes of Mircea Eliade: United States football as a religious rite de passage Bonnie Miller-McLemore -- The super bowl as religious festival Joseph L. Price -- American sport as folk religion: examining a test of its strength James A. Mathisen -- Basketball's Abbot: Bob Knight and the drive for protection Lois Daly -- The final four as final judgment: the religious and cultural significance of the North CarolinaAA basketball championship Joseph L. Price -- A puckish reflection on religion in Canada Tom Faulkner -- Myth and ritual in professional wrestling Charles S. Adams -- An American apotheosis: sports as popular religion Joseph L. Price.

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