O God of Players

O God of Players
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 313
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ISBN-10 : 9780231127486
ISBN-13 : 0231127480
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis O God of Players by : Julie Byrne

This is the remarkable story of the first stars of women's basketball. In the early 1970s, few women participated in organized athletics, but in Catholic Philadelphia, women's basketball was already a well-established, thirty-year tradition. In this vivid account of Immaculata basketball, Julie Byrne explores the unusual lives of these young women, the rare opportunities and pleasures they were allowed, their religious culture, and the broader ideas of womanhood that they inspired and helped redefine.

The Players

The Players
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 668
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ISBN-10 : CUB:U183019683093
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

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Onward Christian Athletes

Onward Christian Athletes
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 238
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ISBN-10 : 0742562476
ISBN-13 : 9780742562479
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Onward Christian Athletes by : Tom Krattenmaker

In Onward Christian Athletes, religion expert and commentator Tom Krattenmaker provides a first-of-its-kind exploration of what is really happening where sports and faith converge, and the larger story it tells about popular Christianity in American life in the new century.

The End(s) of Religion

The End(s) of Religion
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9781350045279
ISBN-13 : 1350045276
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis The End(s) of Religion by : Eric Bain-Selbo

Eric Bain-Selbo argues that the study of religion-from philosophers to psychologists, and historians of religion to sociologists-has separated out the “ends” or goals of religion and thus created the conditions by which institutional religion is increasingly irrelevant in contemporary Western culture. There is ample evidence that institutional religion is in trouble, and little evidence that it will strengthen in the future, giving some reason to believe that we are in the process of seeing the end of religion. At the same time, various cultural practices have met in the past and continue to meet today certain fundamental human needs-needs that we might identify as religious that now are being fulfilled through what Bain-Selbo calls the “religion of culture.” The End(s) of Religion traces the way that the very study of religion has led to institutional religion being viewed as just one human institution that can address our particular “religious” needs rather than the sole institution to do so. In turn, ultimately we can begin to see how other institutions or forms of culture can function to serve these same needs or “ends.”

Playing with Religion in Digital Games

Playing with Religion in Digital Games
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 314
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ISBN-10 : 9780253012630
ISBN-13 : 0253012635
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Playing with Religion in Digital Games by : Heidi A. Campbell

Shaman, paragon, God-mode: modern video games are heavily coded with religious undertones. From the Shinto-inspired Japanese video game Okami to the internationally popular The Legend of Zelda and Halo, many video games rely on religious themes and symbols to drive the narrative and frame the storyline. Playing with Religion in Digital Games explores the increasingly complex relationship between gaming and global religious practices. For example, how does religion help organize the communities in MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft? What role has censorship played in localizing games like Actraiser in the western world? How do evangelical Christians react to violence, gore, and sexuality in some of the most popular games such as Mass Effect or Grand Theft Auto? With contributions by scholars and gamers from all over the world, this collection offers a unique perspective to the intersections of religion and the virtual world.

The Diaspora of Brazilian Religions

The Diaspora of Brazilian Religions
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 407
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ISBN-10 : 9789004246034
ISBN-13 : 9004246037
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis The Diaspora of Brazilian Religions by :

The Diaspora of Brazilian Religions explores the global spread of religions originating in Brazil, a country that has emerged as a major pole of religious innovation and production. Through ethnographically-rich case studies throughout the world, ranging from the Americas (Canada, the U.S., Peru, and Argentina) and Europe (the U.K., Portugal, and the Netherlands) to Asia (Japan) and Oceania (Australia), the book examines the conditions, actors, and media that have made possible the worldwide construction, circulation, and consumption of Brazilian religious identities, practices, and lifestyles, including those connected with indigenized forms of Pentecostalism and Catholicism, African-based religions such as Candomblé and Umbanda, as well as diverse expressions of New Age Spiritism and Ayahuasca-centered neo-shamanism like Vale do Amanhecer and Santo Daime. Contributors include Ushi Arakaki, Dario Paulo Barrera Rivera, Brenda Carranza, Anthony D'Andrea, Sara Delamont, Alejandro Frigerio, Alberto Groisman, Annick Hernandez, Clara Mafra, Cecília Mariz, Deirdre Meintel, Carmen Rial, Cristina Rocha, Camila Sampaio, Clara Saraiva, Olivia Sheringham, Neil Stephens, José Claúdio Souza Alves, Claudia Swatowiski, and Manuel A. Vásquez.

Understanding Sports Coaching

Understanding Sports Coaching
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 9781000882810
ISBN-13 : 1000882810
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis Understanding Sports Coaching by : Tania Cassidy

Every successful sports coach knows that good teaching and social practices are just as important as expertise in sports skills and tactics. Now in a fully revised and updated fourth edition, and introducing a new author team, Understanding Sports Coaching introduces theories and practices while exploring pedagogical, social and cultural concepts underpinning good sports coaching practice. Broken into four sections, Understanding Sports Coaching examines the complex interplay between coach, athlete, coaching programme and social context, and encourages coaches to develop an open and reflective approach to their own coaching practice. It covers key aspects of coaching theories and practice, including important and emerging topics, such as: • leadership • athlete learning • emotion in coaching • culture as meaning making • quality in coaching • talent identification and development • philosophy and sports coaching Understanding Sports Coaching also includes a full range of practical exercises and extended case studies designed to encourage coaches to critically reflect upon their own coaching strategies, their interpersonal skills and important issues in contemporary sports coaching. This is an essential textbook for any degree-level course in sports coaching, and for any professional coach looking to develop their coaching expertise.

Religion and Business

Religion and Business
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 284
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:32044082097080
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Religion and Business by : Roger Ward Babson

End-Game

End-Game
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 331
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ISBN-10 : 9783110752861
ISBN-13 : 3110752867
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis End-Game by : Lorenzo DiTommaso

Video games are a global phenomenon, international in their scope and democratic in their appeal. This is the first volume dedicated to the subject of apocalyptic video games. Its two dozen papers engage the subject comprehensively, from game design to player experience, and from the perspectives of content, theme, sound, ludic textures, and social function. The volume offers scholars, students, and general readers a thorough overview of this unique expression of the apocalyptic imagination in popular culture, and novel insights into an important facet of contemporary digital society.

How Religion Evolved

How Religion Evolved
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 353
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ISBN-10 : 9780197631829
ISBN-13 : 0197631827
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis How Religion Evolved by : Robin Dunbar

"For as long as history has been with us, religion has been a feature of human life. There is no known culture for which we have an ethnographic or an archaeological record that does not have some form of religion. Even in the secular societies that have become more common in the past few centuries, there are people who consider themselves religious and aspire to practise the rituals of their religion. These religions vary in form, style and size from small cults numbering a few hundred people centred around a charismatic leader to worldwide organizations numbering tens, or even hundreds, of millions of adherents with representations in every country. Some, like Buddhism, take an individualistic stance (your salvation is entirely in your own hands), some like the older Abrahamic religions view salvation as more of a collective activity through the performance of appropriate rituals, and a few (Judaism is one) have no formal concept of an afterlife. Some like Christianity and Islam believe in a single all- powerful God,