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Sport, Politics and Religion
Colette Gilhooley is writing her MLitt in Postcolonial Studies under Professor David Murphy. A combination of International Women’s Day and the anticipation of the Olympics may make this an opportune time to look at issues facing female athletes which have … Continue reading
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Performative prayer and ‘comparing’ religion
It is often acknowledged that Christian tradition in what we commonly call ‘the West’ was transformed after the Roman Emperor Constantine became a Christian: what had been a subversive and marginalised practice originating with a poor man at the insignificant … Continue reading
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