Playing with God :: religion and modern sport /

Like no other nation on earth, Americans eagerly blend their religion and sports. This book traces this dynamic relationship from the Puritan condemnation of games as sinful in the seventeenth century to the near deification of athletic contests in our own day.

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1. Verfasser: Baker, William J. (William Joseph), 1938-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007.
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Zusammenfassung:Like no other nation on earth, Americans eagerly blend their religion and sports. This book traces this dynamic relationship from the Puritan condemnation of games as sinful in the seventeenth century to the near deification of athletic contests in our own day.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (322 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-311) and index.
ISBN:9780674020443
0674020448

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