Violence in southern sport and culture: sacred battles on the gridiron
Auteur :
Bain-Selbo, Eric
Éditeur :
Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN :
9783319500584
Date de publication :
15 déc. 2016
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
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.