Spirit and sport: religion and the fragile athletic body in popular culture
"Sean O'Neil explores several narratives at the intersection of religion and disability across the spectrum of contemporary sports. He ties religious belief and practice to the oftentimes fragile bodies of athletes, including those with disabilities. Athletic triumph over fragility is couc...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Knoxville
The University of Tennessee Press
[2022]
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| En: | Año: 2022 |
| Colección / Revista: | Sport and popular culture
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| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Atleta
/ Religión
/ Cuerpo
/ Deficiencia
/ Cultura de masa
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | AD Sociología de la religión AG Vida religiosa |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Sports
Religious aspects
B Athletes Religious life B People with disabilities Religious life B O'Neil, Sean (Sean S.) B Human Body Religious aspects |
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| Sumario: | "Sean O'Neil explores several narratives at the intersection of religion and disability across the spectrum of contemporary sports. He ties religious belief and practice to the oftentimes fragile bodies of athletes, including those with disabilities. Athletic triumph over fragility is couched in religious terms, though not always with strictly Christian connotations, and O'Neil interleaves his own limitations through an autoethnographic presentation of his battle with skin cancer and his lifelong struggle with obsessive compulsive disorder"-- |
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| Notas: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1621907341 |