Violence in Southern Sport and Culture: Sacred Battles on the Gridiron

Violence in Southern Sport and Culture: Sacred Battles on the Gridiron
ISBN-10
3319500597
ISBN-13
9783319500591
Category
Social Science
Pages
53
Language
English
Published
2016-11-30
Publisher
Springer
Author
Eric Bain-Selbo

Description

This book discusses violence and its connection with religion, sport and popular culture. It highlights the religious dimensions of violence and the role of violence in the religion and culture of the American South. Extending into popular culture, it then makes the case that sport—particularly American football—is a cultural phenomenon in the South with close ties with religion and violence, and that American football has come to play a central role in the civil religion of the South, fueled in part by its violent nature. The book concludes by drawing important lessons from this case study—lessons that help us to see both religion and sport in a new light.

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