Introduction to Sport and Religion

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This course is an introduction to the field of sport and religion. The course will focus on the examination of how sport can work as religion creating a sense of community through rituals that reinforce and maintain social bonds and collective experience. Duke University is very known for its athletic program, amazing athletes, and fandom. The Duke Blue Devil represents not only the athletes of our school, but every current student and Duke alumni. The course will use Duke's sport culture to investigate how sports work as religion creating a sense of identity and community that transcends space and time.