The Pastime Past Time: The Uniqueness of Baseball as an American Sport - A Psycho-Biblical Analysis

Paul CANTZ; Kalman J. KAPLAN; Daniel L. KAPLAN

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The Pastime Past Time: The Uniqueness of Baseball as an American Sport - A Psycho-Biblical Analysis

Yazarlar:

Paul CANTZ | Kalman J. KAPLAN | Daniel L. KAPLAN

Yayıncı:

Uluslararası Bilim Kültür ve Spor Derneği

Dergi:

International Journal of Sport Culture and Science 2016 Vol.4 Issue 4, pp.367-380

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2016

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000475490

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pISSN:

2148-1148

Özet:

 


The essence of what makes baseball unique amongst sporting competitions can be difficult to
articulate. In this paper we suggest that what links baseball and American culture is a shared
reliance, often implicit, on a biblical as opposed to a more Graeco-European way of
appreciating life. Devoid of a cross-cultural perspective, however, baseball’s biblical substrate
is initially difficult to discern, and therefore it is instructive to provide contrast by comparing
the modern game of baseball to Ancient Greek sports and motifs. This might seem like a
curious comparison except for the fact that the Ancient Greeks are credited with inaugurating
the very enterprise of organized athletic competition through the Olympic games, and in so
doing establishing a distinctly Graeco-Roman undercurrent that permeates most other modern
sports, with notable exception, we argue, to the most Hebraic of sports: Baseball.

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Makale detayları

The Pastime Past Time: The Uniqueness of Baseball as an American Sport - A Psycho-Biblical Analysis

Yazarlar: Paul CANTZ | Kalman J. KAPLAN | Daniel L. KAPLAN

Yayıncı: Uluslararası Bilim Kültür ve Spor Derneği

Dergi: International Journal of Sport Culture and Science 2016 Vol.4 Issue 4, pp.367-380

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2016

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000475490

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

pISSN: 2148-1148

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Yazarlar:

Paul CANTZ | Kalman J. KAPLAN | Daniel L. KAPLAN

Yayıncı:

Uluslararası Bilim Kültür ve Spor Derneği

Dergi:

International Journal of Sport Culture and Science 2016 Vol.4 Issue 4, pp.367-380

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2016

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000475490

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

pISSN:

2148-1148