Violence in Southern Sport and Culture : Sacred Battles on the Gridiron

• Main Author: Bain-Selbo, Eric (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Religious Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Religion and sociology.; Secularism.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319500591
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-50059-1
• Physical Description: IX, 53 p. online resource.

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 Amer...

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. .