Use of ritual and taboo in sporting events

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In no more than 3 double spaced typed pages, answer the following question(s). In native religions, symbolic items or certain ritual actions protect or empower a person. One place this feature of indigenous religions shows up is in the phenomenon of good luck charms. Read George Gmelch’s article, Baseball Magic, and consider what he says about the use of ritual and taboo in sporting events. How does he explain the use of ritual, taboo, and fetishes among baseball players? Provide at least two other examples of these types of behaviors in other sports. How can we take these beliefs/actions and apply them to larger religious systems (in other words, how to we see the same phenomenon in activities listed as “religious” instead of just “sports”?). Provide at least two examples of religious taboo/fetish/ritual to illustrate your point.

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