Training the body : perspectives from religion, physical culture and sport
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Training the body : perspectives from religion, physical culture and sport
（Routledge research in sport, culture and society）
Routledge, 2022
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Offers a unique investigation into the subject.
Fills a gap in the market.
Enhances understanding of the role and significance of the body in sporting and religious practices.
Uses a comparative analysis of the body in training, within sport and religion, to gain insight into the performative, social, cultural and gendered aspects of somatic discipline and exercise.
Table of Contents
Introduction, Part I: Personhood, 1. 'Giving the Best of Yourself' in Sports: The Catholic Church's Attention to Sports in Past and Present, 2. Holy Marathon - 'Running Religion'?: Religious Interpretations of Body Vulnerability in the Context of Marathons, 3. Gaining Balance in Religious Training: What Might Sports and Physical Culture Coaches Learn from This?, Part II: Virtue, 4. Corporeal Enhancement and Sport's Spiritual Dimension: A Virtue Ethics Proposal, 5. Training the Body (Stretching the Mind) and Moulding the Spirit: Sport, Christian Asceticism and Life as Self-Gift, 6. Towards an A to Z of Faith in Sport, Part III: Asceticism and Aesthetics, 7. Aesthetics and Symbolism in Artistic Gymnastics: From Martial Discipline to Ritual Practices Embodied in Performance, 8. The Metaphysical Framework of Transformational Combat in Eastern Religions and Martial Arts: Implications for Sports and Physical Culture Training, Part IV: Education, Gender and Mental Health, 9. On the Bodies of Children: The Troubling Messages of American Youth Sports, 10. Jewish Women and Physical Culture Training at Various Jewish Ys in Early Twentieth-Century American Culture, 11. Promoting Western sport and PE ideas in China: Lessons Learned and Future Directions, Concluding Remarks: Making Connections, Questions for Discussion and Reflection
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