Passion plays: how religion shaped sports in North America
"Randall Balmer was a late convert to sports talk radio, but he quickly became addicted, just like millions of other devoted American sports fans. As a historian of religion, the more he listened, Balmer couldn't help but wonder how the fervor he heard related to religious practice. Houses...
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Press
[2022]
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
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Sports
Religious aspects
B Team sports Social aspects (North America) B Football (North America) B Team sports (North America) History B Field hockey (North America) B Basketball (North America) B Baseball (North America) B North America Religion |
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