From Season to Season : Sports as American Religion

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ISBN: 9780865549616 | 0865549613
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 2/28/2005

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In From Season to Season: Sports as American Religion, nine scholars of religion and theology explore the relationship between religion and sports in American popular culture and the role of sports as religion.

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Introduction : fervent faith : sports as religion in America	p. 3
From Sabbath proscriptions to super Sunday celebrations : sports and religion in America	p. 15
God and games in modern culture	p. 39
From season to season : the rhythmic and religious significance of American sports seasons	p. 49
The Pitcher's mound as cosmic mountain : the religious significance of baseball	p. 61
The fetish and McGwire's balls	p. 77
Every religion needs a martyr : the role of Matty, Gehrig, and Clemente in the national faith	p. 99
Through the eyes of Mircea Eliade : United States football as a religious rite de passage	p. 115
The Super Bowl as religious festival	p. 137
American sport as folk religion : examining a test of its strength	p. 141
Basketball's abbot : Bob Knight and the drive for perfection	p. 163
The final four as final judgment : the religious and cultural significance of the NCAA basketball championship	p. 171
A Puckish reflection on religion in Canada	p. 185
Myth and ritual in professional wrestling	p. 203
Conclusion : an American apotheosis : sports as popular religion	p. 215
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