Mormon Missionaries and Mid-twentieth-century Basketball in Australia: Religion through Sport as a Vehicle to Reach Secular Society
This article explains how Mormon missionaries used basketball to help Australians develop the game of basketball in the mid-twentieth century. This modus operandi became the means of helping the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints become accepted by the Australian community and provided a me...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2016]
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| In: |
Journal for the academic study of religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 77-93 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Australia
/ Mormon Church
/ Missionary
/ Basketball
/ History 1930-1970
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| RelBib Classification: | CH Christianity and Society KBS Australia; Oceania KDH Christian sects |
| Further subjects: | B
Mormon missionaries
B Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints B Mormons B CRIMINAL methods B Religion B Mormon B Australia B Basketball B Mormon Church |
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Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | This article explains how Mormon missionaries used basketball to help Australians develop the game of basketball in the mid-twentieth century. This modus operandi became the means of helping the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints become accepted by the Australian community and provided a means for Mormonism to come out of obscurity in this era. |
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| ISSN: | 2047-7058 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the academic study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/jasr.v29i1.26799 |
