Anthropology

In this section, we are learning that anthropology takes a broad approach to understanding religion, recognizing any belief in the supernatural as a religious belief. This means that things considered superstitions in our society really fall under the category of religious belief. In this discussion, we read an article that helps us identify religious beliefs in our secular society, specifically in sports. Please read the article linked below, and complete this discussion by answering the questions that follow.

Find the article here:
http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Jc8P2RlyBRMC&oi=fnd&pg=PA181&dq=%22baseball+magic%22&ots=-UCXRwpJSL&sig=z_no-8Axg-dbK4phbsSSJqNikvM#v=onepage&q=%22baseball%20magic%22&f=false

Please complete the discussion by posting an answer to this question:
Our author, George Gmelch, analyzes sports superstitions through the lens of anthropology, considering these beliefs to be a type of religious practice, similar to any ritual found in organized religions. After reading this article, do you recall any of your own experiences (in sports or otherwise) that might be considered religious because of the way that the supernatural is invoked? Please describe your example using terms from this chapter to analyze your behavior.

Required textbook: Culture Counts, 2nd edition, by Serena Nanda and Richard L. Warms, 2012.
Read chapter eleven( 11 )of this Textbook above.

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