The Spiritual Dimension of Human Movement in the Secularizing Society: The Global Frame and the Selected Approaches of Pilgrims and Runners Cover Image

Duchovní rozměr pohybu v sekularizující se společnosti: Celkový rámec a vybrané pohledy poutníků a běžců
The Spiritual Dimension of Human Movement in the Secularizing Society: The Global Frame and the Selected Approaches of Pilgrims and Runners

Author(s): Emanuel Hurych
Subject(s): Sociology, Migration Studies, Sports Studies, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: human movement; spirituality; society; sacularization;
Summary/Abstract: This book presents a theoretical study of possibilities how to develop the spirituality of movement activities from the philosophical point of view. The main aim of it was to describe the sphere of spirituality of motion in the context of secularizing society. The first part is devoted to the necessity of looking for the spiritual approach in the modern world. The second part examines spirituality in its broadest meaning including applications of its religious and non-religious concepts to the sphere of movement activities. The third part introduces the archetypes of pilgrim, messenger and runner. Their spirituality is related to long-term aiming. The topic of the spirituality of movement activities should become a more frequent topic of the serious studies in kinanthropology.

  • E-ISBN-13: 978-80-210-9159-7
  • Page Count: 183
  • Publication Year: 2019
  • Language: Czech
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