God In The Stadium : Sports and Religion in America /

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From the worship of Michael Jordan to the downfall of O.J. Simpson, it has become clear that sports and sports heroes have assumed a role in American society far out of proportion to their traditional value. In this powerful critique of present-day American popular culture, Robert J. Higgs examines...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Higgs, Robert J., 1932-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Sports > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Sports.
Manners and customs.
College sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Sports Psychology.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
Sports > États-Unis.
College sports > United States.
Sports > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Moeurs et coutumes.
United States > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:From the worship of Michael Jordan to the downfall of O.J. Simpson, it has become clear that sports and sports heroes have assumed a role in American society far out of proportion to their traditional value. In this powerful critique of present-day American popular culture, Robert J. Higgs examines the complex and increasingly pervasive control that sports wield in shaping the national self-image. He provides a thoughtful history and analysis of how sports and religion have become intertwined and offers a stinging indictment of the sports-religion-media-education complex. Beginning with the pla.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (400 pages).
ISBN:9780813158068

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