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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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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[2016]
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Journal for the academic study of religion
Jahr: 2016, Band: 29, Heft: 1, Seiten: 77-93 |
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Australien
/ Mormonen
/ Missionar
/ Basketball
/ Geschichte 1930-1970
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| RelBib Classification: | CH Christentum und Gesellschaft KBS Australien; Ozeanien KDH Christliche Sondergemeinschaften |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | 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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| Zusammenfassung: | 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 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal for the academic study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/jasr.v29i1.26799 |
