Violence in Southern Sport and Culture

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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 American football—is a cultural phenomenon in the South with close ties with religion and violence, and that American football has come to play a central role in the civil religion of the South, fueled in part by its violent nature. The book concludes by drawing important lessons from this case study—lessons that help us to see both religion and sport in a new light. 
Is the first-ever study of the important links between violence, religion, sport and popular culture Challenges readers to see religious violence and its connections to popular culture in a new light Exemplifies interdisciplinary work, presenting research spanning multiple disciplines Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Eric Bain-Selbo

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Religion and Sport Southern Culture Religious Violence Sports and Violence College Football Southeastern Conference Southern Football religion and society secularism

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