Open AccessResacralization of young athletes’ value orientations in the context of political theology
Author(s) -
Igor L. Biryukov,
Larisa L. Denisova,
Alexander Pokhilko
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
laplage em revista
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2446-6220
DOI - 10.24115/s2446-62202021731339p.533-538
Subject(s) - athletes , spirituality , religiosity , politics , value (mathematics) , context (archaeology) , interpretation (philosophy) , sociology , social psychology , political science , epistemology , psychology , law , philosophy , history , medicine , computer science , physical therapy , linguistics , alternative medicine , archaeology , pathology , machine learning
This article analyzes the relationships between politics, sports and religiosity in the context of political theology. It presents the results of the sports spirituality study based on theoretical principles of political theology and the survey of more than three hundred Russian athletes. The authors state that Russian society is resacralizing young athletes’ value orientations. The theoretical analysis of sports spirituality and theological interpretation of resacralization elements in youth policy serve the methodological framework of this study. The authors point out that there is an analogy between the value orientations of Russian athletes and religious values of the church. In this paper it is stated that if there are no elements of traditional religious beliefs in sports organizations contributing to formation of personal worldview, then sports communities begin to develop religious symbols themselves and transform into civil religious communities.