Hockey as a religion : the Montreal Canadians /
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| Author / Creator: | Bauer, Olivier. |
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| Imprint: | Champaign, Ill. : Common Ground Pub., 2011. |
| Description: | ix, 84 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Sport and Society series Sport and society (Common Ground Publishing). |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10086471 |
| Summary: | Sport is all about play and game, aesthetic and strength, passion and emotion, challenge and rivalry. But because sometimes players and fans look for a little extra help from God, gods, spirits or any other Supreme Being, sport is also a matter of beliefs and Faith. Often, sport uses religion if the sport itself does not become a religion first. In Montreal, the fans' passion and emotion benefits the Montreal Canadiens, the oldest and the most victorious National Hockey League team. Since 2008, the Protestant Theologian Olivier Bauer, a former hockey goaltender, is carefully studying the religious aspects of the Montreal Canadiens. In his book, Olivier Bauer reveals how the Montreal Canadiens becomes a religion, specifies which kind of religion it is, and explains how it is interrelated with Quebec's Catholicism. From a theological point of view, he analyses two ways of practicing the Montreal Canadiens Religion, shows why both ways are idolatry, denounces the weakness of such a religion, and pleads for an evangelical use of the Montreal Canadiens. Based on the Montreal Canadiens, Olivier Bauer explains how sport becomes a religion, but he also critics the religion that sport offers. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 84 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-83). |
| ISBN: | 9781863359306 1863359303 9781863359313 1863359311 |
