<description>&lt;p&gt;Is there a difference between fandom and religion? In Pittsburgh, it can be hard to tell. Fans of the city’s football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, seem to have a cradle-to-grave devotion, complete with a golden relic, the “terrible towel.” Michael Lewis talks with sociologist Marci Cottingham, a native of Steeler Nation, about her work studying the religious overtones of fandom, and why the positive experiences of sports fans should get more scholarly attention.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For further reading: Marci Cottingham’s &lt;a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/practical-feelings-9780197613696?q=cottingham&amp;amp;lang=en&amp;amp;cc=us"&gt;Practical Feelings: Emotions as Resources in a Dynamic Social World&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Against the Rules with Michael Lewis

Pushkin Industries

Marci Cottingham on the Religious Passion of Steeler Nation

OCT 22, 202423 MIN
Against the Rules with Michael Lewis

Marci Cottingham on the Religious Passion of Steeler Nation

OCT 22, 202423 MIN

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Is there a difference between fandom and religion? In Pittsburgh, it can be hard to tell. Fans of the city’s football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, seem to have a cradle-to-grave devotion, complete with a golden relic, the “terrible towel.” Michael Lewis talks with sociologist Marci Cottingham, a native of Steeler Nation, about her work studying the religious overtones of fandom, and why the positive experiences of sports fans should get more scholarly attention.

For further reading: Marci Cottingham’s Practical Feelings: Emotions as Resources in a Dynamic Social World

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