Mormon Missionaries and Mid-twentieth-century Basketball in Australia: Religion through Sport as a Vehicle to Reach Secular Society
This article explains how Mormon missionaries used basketball to help Australians develop the game of basketball in the mid-twentieth century. This modus operandi became the means of helping the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints become accepted by the Australian community and provided a me...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Publié: |
Equinox Publ.
[2016]
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Dans: |
Journal for the academic study of religion
Année: 2016, Volume: 29, Numéro: 1, Pages: 77-93 |
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Australien
/ Église mormone
/ Missionaire
/ Basket-ball
/ Histoire 1930-1970
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RelBib Classification: | CH Christianisme et société KBS Australie et Océanie KDH Sectes d’origine chrétienne |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Mormon missionaries
B Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints B Basket-ball B Mormons B CRIMINAL methods B Religion B Mormon B Australia B Mormon Church |
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Volltext (doi) |
Résumé: | This article explains how Mormon missionaries used basketball to help Australians develop the game of basketball in the mid-twentieth century. This modus operandi became the means of helping the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints become accepted by the Australian community and provided a means for Mormonism to come out of obscurity in this era. |
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ISSN: | 2047-7058 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal for the academic study of religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/jasr.v29i1.26799 |