Sport and the Christian religion: a systematic review of literature

Scholes, Jeffrey

doi:10.1080/17430437.2015.1010825

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“…This analysis shows that, with 97 articles, the United States leads all other nations in publications about sports and religion. The United Kingdom (49), Iran (20), and Germany (15) are ranked second through fourth, respectively, in terms of the number of published documents. In keeping with contemporary fashion (2021 and 2022).…”

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“…The influence of religion in sports has generated opportunities for both inspiration and conflict [17], including intersecting in various ways [18]. Religion, especially in the field of sports, is a subject that has not been studied much [19], [20], making the fields of religion and sports very worthy of attention and praise [21]. One reason is that religion is often seen as personal, making it difficult to study its influence on broader cultural trends and practices.…”

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Sport and religion: a mapping analytical research

Sofyan¹,

Abdullah²,

Osiobe³

et al. 2023

IJPHS

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This study uses scientometric analysis to comprehensively describe the descriptive parameters of publications about the relationship between sport and religion. Using ScientoPy, VOSviewer, and Biblioshiny software and datasets from two leading academic databases, Scopus and Web of Science, the current study can identify the most active scientific sources, keywords, and trending topics in sports and religion research. According to the findings, numerous types of research have been carried out on the correlation between sports and religion, and most of these papers have been published by scholars from the United States. The International Journal of the History of Sport and Sport in society has become the most active scientific journal. Furthermore, this study emphasizes the frequently utilized terms in the literature, explicitly "religion" and "sport." These keywords have protruded along with other terms that are gaining popularity in the study of sports and religion: "sports" and "muscular christianity." This information can be valuable to researchers and scholars and guide future research directions.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Sport and religion: a mapping analytical research

Sofyan¹,

Abdullah²,

Osiobe³

et al. 2023

IJPHS

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“…Due to its influence on the social self and physical culture, especially in education and sports, religion receives less attention than other topics (Benn et al, 2011). Therefore, the lack of empirical research in sports and religion (Scholes, 2015) highlights the need for special consideration and attention (Alpert, 2014).…”

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Mapping of Literature on Sport and Religion Research: Scientometric Review

Sofyan,

Saputra,

Nurihsan

et al. 2023

StS

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Throughout history, many sports evolved from rituals performed at religious celebrations. In this light, it is clear that religion and sport are symbolic systems with shared values and goals. This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the descriptive parameters of publications by visualizing citation patterns, extracting author keywords, and determining the impact and performance of research on religion and sports. An examination of 1,408 publications indexed in the Scopus and WoS databases was carried out from 1899 to 2022. The results show that after 2015, there was a considerable increase in sports and religion publications, with Scopus publications continuing to increase compared to WoS. The United States accounts for about 457 of the total global publications. Furthermore, with 19 documents, the title of the scientific source "Games and Economic Behavior" is the most active. In 170 documents, the keyword "physical activity" appears most frequently in this analysis. The trending topic with the largest absolute growth is "physical activity," while the trending topic with the largest relative growth is "osteoarthritis." Overall, the research in this field is evolving, with the development of new methodologies and channels for communicating vital lessons about values, culturally appropriate behaviour, and health scope. This study contributes to developing new concepts in the multidisciplinary study of the relationship between sport and religion. The significance of religious values in physical activity and in injuries suffered by athletes, as well as in the psychological development of athletes, is one area that can be studied in more depth.

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Sport and the Christian religion: a systematic review of literature

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Sport and religion: a mapping analytical research

Sport and religion: a mapping analytical research

Mapping of Literature on Sport and Religion Research: Scientometric Review

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