Training the body: perspectives from religion, physical culture and sport
'Giving the bst of yourself' in sports : the Catholic Church's attention to sports in past and present / Dries Vanysacker -- Holy marathon : 'running religion'? : religious interpretations of body vulnerability in the context of marathons / Kristin Graff-Kallevåg and Sturla...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London New York, NY
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Series/Journal: | Routledge research in sport, culture and society
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religion
/ Sports
/ Physical culture
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AE Psychology of religion AG Religious life; material religion |
| Further subjects: | B
Sports
Religious aspects
B PHYSICAL fitness Religious aspects B Human Body Religious aspects |
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| Summary: | 'Giving the bst of yourself' in sports : the Catholic Church's attention to sports in past and present / Dries Vanysacker -- Holy marathon : 'running religion'? : religious interpretations of body vulnerability in the context of marathons / Kristin Graff-Kallevåg and Sturla J. Stålsett -- Gaining balance in religious training : what might sports and physical culture coaches learn from this? / David Torevell -- Corporeal enhancement and sport's spiritual dimension : a virtue ethics proposal / Tracy J. Trothen -- Training the body (stretching the mind) and moulding the spirit : sport, Christian asceticism and life as self-gift / Paul Rowan -- Towards an A to Z of faith in sport / Simon Lee -- Aesthetics and symbolism in artistic gymnastics : from martial discipline to ritual practices embodied in performance / Clive Palmer -- The metaphysical framework of transformational combat in Eastern religions and martial arts : implications for sports and physical culture training / David Torevell -- On the bodies of children : the troubling messages of American youth sports / Annie Blazer -- Jewish women and physical culture training at various Jewish Ys in early twentieth-century American culture / Linda J. Borish -- Promoting western sport and PE ideas in China : lessons learned and future directions / David Grecic -- Concluding remarks : making connections -- Questions for discussion and reflection. "This is the first book to examine the body in training in the context of religion, sport and wider physical culture, offering important insight into the performative, social, cultural and gendered aspects of somatic discipline and exercise. The book presents a series of fascinating thematic and case-study led chapters from around the world, examining topics including the martial discipline and symbolism of artistic gymnastics; religious interpretations of body vulnerability in the context of marathons; the religious language of corporeal training in sport; and martial arts. Drawing on multi-disciplinary perspectives, from sport, religion, history and philosophy, the book also explores the often contested and sometimes over-zealous application of training in both sport and religion, and the ways in which this can cause harm to athletes or adherents. This is fascinating reading for any advanced student or researcher with an interest in the body, physical cultural studies, the ethics and philosophy of sport, the sociology of sport, religious studies, Asian studies, or philosophy"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1032123303 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4324/9781003224112 |