<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The author has used - in his paper - two different expressions related to <italic>spirituality</italic> in its entirety: that is, <italic>spirituality</italic> (the spiritual sphere in superficial sense and meaning) and <italic>spiritualism</italic> (the spiritual sphere in deep sense and meaning). The author presented selected different definitions and manifestations of <italic>spirituality</italic> and <italic>spiritualism</italic>.The considerations on so-called “spirituality” - related to different phenomena of culture - without notions of <italic>spirituality</italic> and <italic>spiritualism</italic> - are a testimony to ordinary, typical common sense thinking only.Author would like to underline, that contemporary professional, spectator sport and the Olympic Games are only a mass culture phenomenon. A phenomenon of mass culture can be only a mirror of superficial <italic>spirituality</italic>, but not a testimony to <italic>spiritualism</italic> (that is, deep <italic>spirituality</italic>).The ancient Olympic Games - in contrast to the concept of Coubertin’s idea of Olympism - were a manifestation of deep <italic>spirituality</italic>, that is <italic>spiritualism</italic>. The Greek Games were based on an internal unity between religiosity, art and sport.</abstract>

The author has used - in his paper - two different expressions related to spirituality in its entirety: that is, spirituality (the spiritual sphere in superficial sense and meaning) and spiritualism (the spiritual sphere in deep sense and meaning). The author presented selected different definitions and manifestations of spirituality and spiritualism.The considerations on so-called “spirituality” - related to different phenomena of culture - without notions of spirituality and spiritualism - are a testimony to ordinary, typical common sense thinking only.Author would like to underline, that contemporary professional, spectator sport and the Olympic Games are only a mass culture phenomenon. A phenomenon of mass culture can be only a mirror of superficial spirituality, but not a testimony to spiritualism (that is, deep spirituality).The ancient Olympic Games - in contrast to the concept of Coubertin’s idea of Olympism - were a manifestation of deep spirituality, that is spiritualism. The Greek Games were based on an internal unity between religiosity, art and sport.

Professional, Spectator, and Olympic Sports in the Context of the Terms <italic>Spiritualism</italic> and <italic>Spirituality</italic>, and in the Context of Normative Ethics

Josef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

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Professional, Spectator, and Olympic Sports in the Context of the Terms  and , and in the Context of Normative Ethics

The author has used - in his paper - two different expressions related to spirituality in its entirety: that is, spirituality (the spiritual sphere in...

Professional, Spectator, and Olympic Sports in the Context of the Terms Spiritualism and Spirituality, and in the Context of Normative Ethics

Published Online: Dec 05, 2015

Page range: 43 - 62

Received: Sep 11, 2015

Accepted: Oct 28, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pcssr-2015-0024

Keywords
sport, Olympic Games, art and religiosity

© 2015 Jerzy Kosiewicz, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Professional, Spectator, and Olympic Sports in the Context of the Terms Spiritualism and Spirituality, and in the Context of Normative Ethics

Published Online: Dec 05, 2015

Page range: 43 - 62

Received: Sep 11, 2015

Accepted: Oct 28, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pcssr-2015-0024

Keywordssport, Olympic Games, art and religiosity

© 2015 Jerzy Kosiewicz, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
sport, Olympic Games, art and religiosity