Mixing Sport and Religion in the Media

  • Eva Orbanová Trnava University
Keywords: secular and religious, spirituality and religion, reflexive spirituality, pseudo‑religious cults, postmodern religiosity

Abstract

In recent decades, interesting parallels have been created between sport and religion, which are mediated to humans. Sport, as a partial area of consumerism, is the bearer of spiritual and religious content. Syncretism is typical for the current post‑modern religiosity, how­ ever, this has gone beyond the merging of religions. Syncretism goes beyond its traditional religious range and combines religion/spiritu­ ality with the secular area of human life. Among them is sport. The actors mediating amorphous and drifting denominational spiritu­ ality are both the players themselves and sports commentators and journalists.

Author Biography

Eva Orbanová, Trnava University

Works at the Department of Ethics and Moral Philosophy at Trnava University. She has addressed the issue of post‑modern religiosity and the New Age movement for many years. These topics were the main subject of her dissertation (Religious Syncretism in the New Age Move­ ment) and post‑doctoral work (Religion and Ethics. Cult and Value).

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Published
2017-03-31
How to Cite
[1]
Orbanová, E. 2017. Mixing Sport and Religion in the Media. Perspectives on Culture. 16, 1 (Mar. 2017), 21-30.
Section
Religion and the digital world