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Presenter Rogan Taylor puts the case for football to be considered a religion. He talks to people from Merseyside who are both religious in the conventional sense and also fans of Everton or Liverp...ool. There is much common ground: ritual, blind devotion, chanting/singing, sacred sites, pilgrimage, icons etc. There is then a discussion between Rogan, theologian Elizabeth Scantlebury and psychologist Brian Lancaster. It is recognised that religion cannot be defined, but they reject football on the grounds that it seems to lack a transcendental element.
Presenter Rogan Taylor puts the case for football to be considered a religion. He talks to people from Merseyside who are both religious in the conventional sense and also fans of Everton or Liverp...ool. There is much common ground: ritual, blind devotion, chanting/singing, sacred sites, pilgrimage, icons etc. There is then a discussion between Rogan, theologian Elizabeth Scantlebury and psychologist Brian Lancaster. It is recognised that religion cannot be defined, but they reject football on the grounds that it seems to lack a transcendental element.
| Series: | Art Works |
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| First transmission date: | 1994-06-19 |
| Published: | 1994 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:29:54 |
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| Producer: | Dick Taylor |
| Contributors: | Jim Gardner; Emlyn Hughes; Brian Lancaster; Brian Lancaster; Lena Prince; Elizabeth Scantlebury; David Shepherd; Dick Taylor; Dick Taylor; Rogan Taylor; Rogan Taylor |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Football; Onion Bag; Religion |
| Master spool number: | 94YA0196 |
| Production number: | 94YA0196 |
| Available to public: | no |
