Religion and Sports in American Culture. by Jeffrey Scholes and Raphael Sassower

by Raphael Sassower, Jeffrey Scholes, Raphael Sassower

Book Overview

Religion and Sports in American Culture explores the relationship between religion and modern sports in America. Whether found in the religious purpose of ancient Olympic Games, in curses believed to plague the Chicago Cubs, or in the figure of Tim Tebow, religion and sports have been and are still tightly intertwined. While there is widespread suspicion that sports are slowly encroaching on the territory historically occupied by religion, Scholes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415645328
• ISBN13: 9780415645324
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.7"