A bibliography is a list of books and articles on a particular topic. An annotated bibliography is a bibliography in which each book or article has an annotation, or note, which describes and evaluates the item.
The annotations are relatively brief, usually about 150 words, explaining how a source is relevant and valuable to your research.
Writing annotated bibliographies is an excellent way to...
Research Topic: What are the similarities between big-time American sports and organized religions?
A bibliography is a simple list of books and articles. To make the list below an annotated bibliography, write annotations and insert them under each bibliographic entry. See below.
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Baker, William J. Playing with God :Religion and Modern Sport. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2007.
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Butterworth, Michael L. "Saved at Home: Christian Branding and Faith Nights in the "Church of Baseball." Quarterly Journal Of Speech 97, no. 3 (August 2011): 309-333. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed January 27, 2015).
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Butterworth, Michael. "Fox Sports, Super Bowl XLII, and the Affirmation of American Civil Religion." Journal of Sport & Social Issues, August 2008., 318-323, Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed January 27, 2015).
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Ellis, Robert. "The meanings of sport: an empirical study into the significance attached to sporting participation and spectating in the UK and US." Practical Theology 5, no. 2 (August 1, 2012): 169-188. ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials, EBSCOhost (accessed January 27, 2015).
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Forney, Craig A. The Holy Trinity of American Sports :Civil Religion in Football, Baseball, and Basketball. Sports and Religion. 1st ed. Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, 2007.
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Lewis, Todd Vernon. "Religious Rhetoric in Southern College Football: New Uses for Religious Metaphors." Southern Communication Journal 78, no. 3 (July 2013): 202-214. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed January 27, 2015).
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Maranise, Anthony M. J. "Superstition & Religious Ritual: An Examination of their Effects and Utilization in Sport." Sport Psychologist 27, no. 1 (March 2013): 83-91. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed January 27, 2015).
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Scholes, Jeffrey and Raphael Sassower. Religion and Sports in American Culture. Fir ed. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.
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Shilling, Chris, and Philip A. Mellor. "Re-Conceptualizing Sport as a Sacred Phenomenon." Sociology Of Sport Journal 31, no. 3 (September 2014): 349-376. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed January 27, 2015).
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