Violence in southern sport and culture : sacred battles on the Gridiron /

Violence in southern sport and culture : sacred battles on the Gridiron / Eric Bain-Selbo.

This book discusses violence and its connection with religion, sport and popular culture. It highlights the religious dimensions of violence and the role of violence in the religion and culture of the American South. Extending into popular culture, it then makes the case that sport--particularly Ame...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Bain-Selbo, Eric (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, [2017]
Series:SpringerBriefs in religious studies.
Subjects:
Violence > Southern States.
Violence in sports > Southern States.
Violence in popular culture > Southern States.
Social conditions.
Violence.
Violence in popular culture.
Violence in sports.
Southern States > Social conditions.
Southern States.
Table of Contents:
  • Pregame
  • Kick Off
  • Chapter 1. Theoretical Approaches to Religious Violence
  • Chapter 2. Violence and American Football
  • Chapter 3. College Football in the American South
  • Chapter 4. Conclusions
  • Appendices.

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