Sport as (Spi)rituality
This article deals with the relationship between sport and (spi)rituality from an anthropological and sociologicalpoint ofview. There are several convergences but also many differences between the two spheres. However, the affinities appear to be more numerous and meaningful than the divergences. In...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Equinox
[2012]
|
| In: |
Implicit religion
Year: 2012, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 139-151 |
| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B Rituality B spectacle B Sociologists B SPORTS; Religious aspects B Symbols B Games B Anthropology B Social Theory B Sports |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | This article deals with the relationship between sport and (spi)rituality from an anthropological and sociologicalpoint ofview. There are several convergences but also many differences between the two spheres. However, the affinities appear to be more numerous and meaningful than the divergences. In particular the presence ofprayer during sporting events is stressed to foreground the notion of games as a metaphor of life. Another significant role is played by symbols whose religious content is evident. The author refers, particularly, to the significance of the contribution made by Turner's approach to the transition from rite to spectacle (or theatre). |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1743-1697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Implicit religion
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/imre.v15.i2.15470 |