TY - BOOK ID - 48298539 TI - With God on their side : sport in the service of religion AU - Chandler, Timothy AU - Magdalinski, Tara. AU - Chandler, Timothy John Lindsay. PY - 2002 SN - 159558031X 1134511671 1280111267 0203995341 1134511663 0415259606 0415259614 PB - Taylor & Francis DB - UniCat KW - Sports KW - Religious aspects KW - Field sports KW - Pastimes KW - Recreations KW - Recreation KW - Athletics KW - Games KW - Outdoor life KW - Physical education and training KW - muscular KW - christianity KW - promise KW - keepers KW - young KW - womens KW - hebrew KW - association KW - northern KW - ireland UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:48298539 AB - 'Sport' and 'religion' are cultural institutions with a global reach. Each is characterised by ritualised performance and by the ecstatic devotion of its followers, whether in the sports arena or the cathedral of worship. This fascinating collection is the first to examine, in detail, the relationship between these two cultural institutions from an international, religiously pluralistic perspective. It illuminates the role of sport and religion in the social formation of collective groups, and explores how sport might operate in the service of a religious community.The book offers a series ER -