Passion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North America
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Randall Balmer was a late convert to sports talk radio, but he quickly became addicted, just like millions of other devoted American sports fans. As a historian of religion, the more he listened, Balmer couldn't help but wonder how the fervor he heard related to religious practice. Houses of worship once railed against Sabbath-busting sports events, but today most willingly accommodate Super Bowl Sunday. On the other hand, basketball's inventor, James...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1469670062
ISBN13:9781469670065
Release Date:September 2022
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.3"
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