“Don’t Touch My Bag”: The Role of Superstition in Professional Male Boxing
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DOI: 10.1123/tsp.2019-0107
Abstract: The superstitious actions athletes undertake before competition have been well documented, yet the role of such behaviours has received little qualitative attention. The aim of this study was to explore the role of superstitious routines… read more here.
Keywords: role; professional male; superstition; touch bag ... See more keywords
Superstition in Sacramental Theology
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DOI: 10.1177/0021140019829318
Abstract: Maurice Blondel’s Action (1893) illustrates that the phenomenon of superstition inveigles its way into all forms of human activity, even intellectual pursuits like philosophy and theology, when they insulate themselves from the transcendent in human… read more here.
Keywords: superstition; sacramental theology; theology; philosophy ... See more keywords