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Sport and Popular Culture Ser.: Spirit and Sport : Religion and the Fragile Athletic Body in Popular Culture by Sean Samuel O'Neil (2022, Hardcover)
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Spirit and Sport : Religion and the Fragile Athletic Body in Popular Culture, Hardcover by O'neil, Sean Samuel, ISBN 1621907341, ISBN-13 9781621907343, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "Sean O'Neil explores several narratives at the intersection of religion and disability across the spectrum of contemporary sports. He ties religious belief and practice to the oftentimes fragile bodies of athletes, including those with disabilities. Athletic triumph over fragility is couched in religious terms, though not always with strictly Christian connotations, and O'Neil interleaves his own limitations through an autoethnographic presentation of his battle with skin cancer and his lifelong struggle with obsessive compulsive disorder"--
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Tennessee Press
ISBN-101621907341
ISBN-139781621907343
eBay Product ID (ePID)22057262382
Product Key Features
Number of Pages232 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSpirit and Sport : Religion and the Fragile Athletic Body in Popular Culture
SubjectSpirituality, People with Disabilities, General, History
Publication Year2022
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorSean Samuel O'Neil
SeriesSport and Popular Culture Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight12.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2022-017501
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"I applaud O'Neil for showing us something that is hiding in plain sight, namely, the many and complicated ways in which religion, sports, and disability intersect. As he shows repeatedly and convincingly, disability is frequently braided into the stories told about athletic bodies moving, competing, succeeding, and failing. The impressive range of source material offers varied perspectives, insofar as we hear stories from different sports, and from a diverse range of athletes and commentators who engage in, observe, and interpret these activities." --Arthur Remillard, Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Wolf-Kuhn Ethics Institute, Saint Francis University, Spirit and Sport is an insightful, heartfelt work that stimulates fresh thinking on the experience of being human and our vulnerable bodies. While the field of disability theology has been exploring these intersections for a while, Sean Samuel O'Neil's approach through the lens of sports and experiences of athletes creates an innovative framework with fruitful, new vantage points. This book is not only for people whose lives are connected to sports through observation or participation but also offers encouragement for those of us working to create communities where the broad diversity of bodies is welcomed and valued, and where through the seasons of life we learn to honor our own bodies as well. --Rev. Dr. Bethany McKinney Fox, author of Disability and the Way of Jesus: Holistic Healing in the Gospels and the Church
Dewey Decimal201.6796
SynopsisIn Spirit and Sport: Religion and the Fragile Athletic Body in Popular Culture , Sean O'Neil studies the intersectionality of religion and disability as it exists within contemporary sports. To do so, he calls to the forefront various contemporary stories about trauma and disability--some fictional, others biographical--and examines how we tell and interpret these stories within the frameworks of athletic activity, competition, failure, and success. O'Neil studies a wide range of perspectives, from John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany and the big-screen's Signs to the experiences of real-life athletes like Tim Tebow, Muhammad Ali, and Bethany Hamilton. Woven throughout his examination of each is a consideration of religious belief and practice, especially within Christianity, as it relates to athletic ability--the lighthearted stories of victory and overcoming, the inspiring triumph over fragility and limitation so often couched in religious terms. O'Neil's study draws upon his experiences as a hospital chaplain and his own battle with skin cancer. By blending personal experience with sociological observation, O'Neil argues that the intersection of religion, sports, and disability in popular culture is a revealing site of cultural struggle over competing myths, identities, and values related to the body--both the physical bodies we inhabit as well as the broader social bodies to which we subscribe. Spirit and Sport is a study with broad appeal: from O'Neil's autoethnographic storytelling to the wide range of narrative media he examines, religious scholars, sports historians, and general audiences alike are sure to find it a thought-provoking and engaging read., "Sean O'Neil explores several narratives at the intersection of religion and disability across the spectrum of contemporary sports. He ties religious belief and practice to the oftentimes fragile bodies of athletes, including those with disabilities. Athletic triumph over fragility is couched in religious terms, though not always with strictly Christian connotations, and O'Neil interleaves his own limitations through an autoethnographic presentation of his battle with skin cancer and his lifelong struggle with obsessive compulsive disorder"--
LC Classification NumberGV706.42.O64 2022
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