When Race, Religion, and Sport Collide
Black Athletes at BYU and Beyond
This book tells the story of Brandon Davies' dismissal from BYU's NCAA playoff basketball team to illustrate the thorny intersection of religion, race, and sport in college athletics. Weaving together the history of black athletes and the black Mormon experience, the book offers a powerful analysis of the challenges facing black athletes today.
This book tells the story of Brandon Davies' dismissal from BYU's NCAA playoff basketball team to illustrate the thorny intersection of religion, race, and sport in college athletics. Weaving together the history of black athletes and the black Mormon experience, the book offers a powerful analysis of the challenges facing black athletes today.
| Autor: | Smith, Darron T. |
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| ISBN: | 9781442217881 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Veröffentlicht: | 30.10.2015 |
| Untertitel: | Black Athletes at BYU and Beyond |
| Schlagworte: | Black & Asian Studies Contemporary non-Christian & para-Christian cults & sects Ethnic Studies RELIGION / Cults Religious groups: social & cultural aspects SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion Social groups: religious groups and communities USA United States of America, USA |
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