{"product_id":"field-of-magic-9781476685465","title":"Field of Magic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Superstition has been a part of baseball from the beginning. From good luck charms to human mascots to ritual statues of Babe Ruth to the curse of Colonel Sanders, there may be almost as many superstitions as players (or fans). Drawing on social science, religious studies and SABRmetrics, this book explores the rich history of supernatural belief in the game and documents a wide variety of rituals, fetishes, taboos and jinxes. Some of these have changed over time but coping with uncertainty on the field through magical thinking remains a constant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn excellent review of the subject and related literature\"—George Gmelch, professor of anthropology, University of San Francisco and Union College\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cerebral Nature of Baseball? 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne. Rituals 19\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo. Fetishes 49\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree. Curses 83\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour. Taboos 119\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive. Has Science Killed \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuperstition? 145\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue 167\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Notes 171\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography 189\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex 193\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885815050583,"sku":"9781476685465","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/field-of-magic-9781476685465","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}