Chapter 14

Sport, religion and spirituality

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The Maccabi Games remain one of the few Jewish international sports festivals. They are associated with the Maccabi Movement and date back to 1895.

What is the relationship between sport, religion and spirituality today?

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Key terms defined ■ Introduction ■ Sport and faith ■ Religion, sport and culture ■ Faith invaders, religion and liberal humanism ■ The Maccabi Games ■ Fundamentalism ■ The promise keepers ■ Muslim fundamentalism, the war against feminism and ...

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