Sports in Zion: Mormon recreation; 1890 - 1940

"Not playing without a purpose" : the construction of a Mormon recreation ideology -- "A strong arm to the church" : recreation building boom -- "For the uplifting and the betterment of the youth of Israel" : athletics, socialization, and the "selling of the word o...

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Auteur principal: Kimball, Richard Ian (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Urbana, Ill. Chicago University of Illinois Press 2003
Dans:Année: 2003
Collection/Revue:Sport and society
Sujets non-standardisés:B Recreation Utah History
B Mormons Recreation History
B Mormons Social life and customs
B Recreation (Utah) History
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Résumé:"Not playing without a purpose" : the construction of a Mormon recreation ideology -- "A strong arm to the church" : recreation building boom -- "For the uplifting and the betterment of the youth of Israel" : athletics, socialization, and the "selling of the word of wisdom" -- "A means of preserving the memory of the Mormon pioneers" : LDS recreation in the great outdoors -- "To make the most of leisure" : recreation responds in a depression decade
Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [193] - 212) and index
ISBN:0252028570