Without fail, the Super Bowl inspires a round of sports-and-religion stories. Dubbed a “high h0liday” of American society by Joseph Price, its cultural significance has been plumbed by journalists and scholars alike. While sociologist James Mathisen argues that the Super Bowl is all about the “gathering of the clan and the making of meaning,” communications scholar Michael Butterworth calls it an “affirmation of American civil religion.”
Posts Tagged ‘Super Bowl’
February 3rd, 2008
Well done better than well said
posted by Christian Sheppard
The Super Bowl is an annual ritual celebration of the classical virtues embodied in the game of football, virtues that help fortify our national character. I know that not everyone will see so much in the event. For some critics, the Super Bowl is a mere spectacle, empty pomp and crass consumerist craze, all as meaningless as the silver glitz of the Patriots cheerleaders’ pom-poms. [...]
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