Chapter 16: Sport Flashcards
1
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sports
A
competitive physical activities performed for an audience
2
Q
totems
A
mascots serve as totems serving up ancestral spirits which represent the group as a whole. Symbolic of identity
3
Q
branding
A
creation of a specific identity or image that is sold to consumers
4
Q
communitas
A
clear shared feeling of by a community during a specific event
5
Q
collective effervescence
A
when we get all swept up by excitement TOGETHER
6
Q
magic
A
consists of supernatural doings that are explained via anon-scientific means
7
Q
superstition
A
belief in magical happenings regardless of scientific explanations
8
Q
imitative magic
A
magic that operates on like causes like.
9
Q
contagious magic
A
magic that transfers via proximity
10
Q
what are sports similar to
A
religion. Faith, superstition, community
