Religion and sports: an introduction and case studies

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Introduction: Why study religion and sports, anyway? -- Part 1. Why do people think sports are a religion? Friday night lights : high school football as religion in Odessa, Texas ; Oscar Pistorius and what it means to be human -- Part 2. Does religion have a place in sports, or sports in religion? Zen and archery in Japan ; O God of players : prayer and women's basketball at a Catholic college ; Juju : witchcraft and African football ; Jewish umpires and baseball chapel -- Part 3. What happens when religion and sports come into conflict? American Jews and the boycott of the 1936 Berlin Olympics ; The Belleville Grays and playing sports on the Sabbath ; Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and the national anthem ritual in the NBA ; Judo and hijab at the Olympics -- Part 4. Religion and ethical dilemmas in sports. Caroline Pla and CYO football : should girls be allowed to compete with boys? ; Should the Roman Catholic Church condemn bullfighting in Spain? ; The Florida State University Seminole's Osceola and Renegade : mascots or symbols? ; Jack Taylor's 138 points : is "running up the score" Christian? -- Conclusion: What would Phil Jackson do? Introduction: Why study religion and sports, anyway? -- Part 1. Why do people think sports are a religion? Friday night lights : high school football as religion in Odessa, Texas Oscar Pistorius and what it means to be human -- Part 2. Does religion have a place in sports, or sports in religion? Zen and archery in Japan O God of players : prayer and women's basketball at a Catholic college Juju : witchcraft and African football Jewish umpires and baseball chapel -- Part 3. What happens when religion and sports come into conflict? American Jews and the boycott of the 1936 Berlin Olympics The Belleville Grays and playing sports on the Sabbath Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and the national anthem ritual in the NBA Judo and hijab at the Olympics -- Part 4. Religion and ethical dilemmas in sports. Caroline Pla and CYO football : should girls be allowed to compete with boys? Should the Roman Catholic Church condemn bullfighting in Spain? The Florida State University Seminole's Osceola and Renegade : mascots or symbols? Jack Taylor's 138 points : is "running up the score" Christian? -- Conclusion: What would Phil Jackson do?