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Author Overman, Steven J.

Title The Protestant ethic and the spirit of sport : how Calvinism and capitalism shaped America's games / Steven J. Overman
Edition First edition
Published Macon, Ga. : Mercer University Press, [2011]
©2011

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Description viii, 423 pages ; 23 cm
Contents The legacy of Puritanism -- The Protestant ethic and the spirit of American capitalism -- The seven Protestant virtues -- Protestantism and the American ethos -- The evolution of the American work ethic -- The Protestant ethic and the institutionalization of American sport -- The American sport ethic 1 -- The American sport ethic 2 -- Child-rearing and youth sport in Protestant culture -- The co-opting of amateur sport -- Professional sport : the progeny of capitalism -- Finish line : summing up the ethos of sport
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Sports -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches
Capitalism -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches.
Sports -- Social aspects -- United States.
Protestantism -- United States.
Capitalism -- United States.
Puritan movements -- United States.
LC no. 2011000922
ISBN 9780881462265 paperback alkaline paper
0881462268 paperback alkaline paper