Just How Much Is Sports Fandom Like Religion? I always thought than fans act a lot like religious zealots #notAlone at http://t.co/v9X3AhKN
January 29, 2013
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Just How Much Is Sports Fandom Like Religion?
Pro sports teams are like what religion and sociology scholars call "totems"-symbols of greater entities that communities gather around for identity and unity. The Super Bowl, professional sports' highest holy day, is again upon us.