Curses and Catharsis in Red Sox Nation: Baseball and Ritual Violence in American Culture

Boston Red Sox fans once attributed their team's failure to win a World Series to its sale in 1918 of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. In the 2004 playoffs and World Series, the Red Sox exorcised the "Curse of the Bambino" by emerging victorious over their rivals. The Curse and its...

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Main Author: Caterine, Darryl (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Saskatchewan [2004]
In: Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2004, Volume: 8, Issue: 1
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