Identity and/through Sports: Anthropological Approach to the Research of Diaspora (Abstract) Cover Image

Identitet i/kroz sport: antropološki pristup istraživanju dijaspore
Identity and/through Sports: Anthropological Approach to the Research of Diaspora (Abstract)

Author(s): Tibor Komar
Subject(s): Anthropology, Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure
Published by: Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Filozofski fakultet
Keywords: identity; sports; football; diaspora

Summary/Abstract: Through the prism of sports, more specifically football, the author discusses several segments of the connection of sports and identity in diaspora communities. After the introduction, where he presents the short history of research and scientific interest for sports in anthropology and related sciences, the author analyses the elements of the process of the construction of the national identity in Croatian diaspora related to amateur and professional football.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 27
  • Page Range: 393-414
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Croatian