Field of Magic

Baseball's Superstitions, Curses and Taboos
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-4766-8546-5
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 277 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Superstition has been a part of baseball from the beginning. From good luck charms to human mascots to ritual statues of Babe Ruth to the curse of Colonel Sanders, there may be almost as many superstitions as players (or fans). Drawing on social science, religious studies and SABRmetrics, this book explores the rich history of supernatural belief in the game and documents a wide variety of rituals, fetishes, taboos and jinxes. Some have changed over time but the preoccupation of coping with uncertainty on the field through magical thinking remains a constant.

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Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Ballsportarten Badminton Baseball

Über Autor(innen)

John Cairney is a professor and the head of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences at the University of Queensland in Brisbane Australia. Originally from Canada and a lifelong Toronto Blue Jays Fan, he is the author of 4 other books and more than 300 published journal articles. He is also a member of the Society for Baseball Research.