Skip to content

Sport and Spirituality : An Introduction

Sport and Spirituality : An Introduction Hard cover - 2007 - 1st Edition

by Jim Parry

  • New
  • Hardcover

Description

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Exploring the spiritual dimensions of sport, this broad-ranging study takes a provocative look at the human aspects of the sport experience. It is a must-read for students of sport studies, sports coaching, and sport and health psycholo
New
NZ$363.82
NZ$16.83 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 7 to 12 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from Ria Christie Collections (Greater London, United Kingdom)
The BIBLIO Guarantee | Ask Seller a Question

Details

  • Title Sport and Spirituality : An Introduction
  • Author Jim Parry
  • Binding Hard Cover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition New
  • Pages 280
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge
  • Date 2007-08-23
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ria9780415404822_pod
  • ISBN 9780415404822 / 0415404827
  • Weight 1.16 lbs (0.53 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.42 x 6.47 x 0.79 in (23.93 x 16.43 x 2.01 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Spirituality, Mind and body
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007017442
  • Dewey Decimal Code 201.679

About Ria Christie Collections Greater London, United Kingdom

Specializing in: Books, Calendars, Fiction Books, Non- Fiction Books, Textbooks
Biblio member since 2014
Seller rating: This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Hello We are professional online booksellers. We sell mostly new books and textbooks and we do our best to provide a competitive price. We are based in Greater London, UK. We pride ourselves by providing a good customer service throughout, shipping the items quickly and replying to customer queries promptly. Ria Christie Collections

Terms of Sale:

30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.

Browse books from Ria Christie Collections

From the publisher

Sport science can quantify many aspects of human performance but the spiritual dimensions of sports experience cannot be fully understood through measurement. However, the spiritual experience of sport - be it described as 'flow', 'transcendence' or the discovery of meaning and value - is central both to our basic motivation to take part in sports, and to achieving success.

Sport and Spirituality: An Introduction explores these human aspects of sports experience through the perspectives of sport psychology, philosophy, ethics, theology and religious studies. It includes discussions of:

  • Spirituality in the postmodern era
  • Spirituality, health and well-being
  • Theistic and atheistic perspectives on sport and the spiritual
  • Nature and transcendence - the mystical and sublime in outdoor sport
  • Applied sport psychology and the existential
  • Spiritual perspectives on pain, suffering and destiny
  • Sport, the virtues, ethical development and the spirit of the game
  • The Olympic Games and de Coubertin's ideas of the 'religio athletae'.

This groundbreaking text will be a valuable resource for students of sport and exercise studies, sports coaching, physical education and sport and health psychology. This book should be read by all those interested in the preparation, performance and well-being of athletes.

Media reviews

Citations

  • Christianity Today, 02/01/2010, Page 60

About the author

Jim Parry is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Leeds University. He is former Head of the School of Philosophy at Leeds University and is co-series editor for the Routledge series Ethics and Sport.

Simon Robinson is Professor of Applied and Professional Ethics, Leeds Metropolitan University. He is also Hon. Fellow in Theology at the University of Leeds. Simon Robinson is former Anglican Chaplain to the University of Leeds.

Nick Watson is Lecturer and Researcher in the School of Sports Science and Psychology, York St John College of the University of Leeds.

Dr Mark Nesti is Reader in Sport Psychology at York St John College of the University of Leeds.

Hang on… we’re fetching the requested page.