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What fuses sports fans?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 December 2018

Dimitris Xygalatas Open the ORCID record for Dimitris Xygalatas [Opens in a new window]
Dimitris Xygalatas*
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Department of Anthropology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269. xygalatas@uconn.eduwww.xygalatas.com
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Abstract

Extreme self-sacrifice in the context of phenomena, such as sports hooliganism, combines aspects of local and extended fusion. How can we best account for such phenomena in the light of the theory presented here, and how can we make a tangible distinction between the two types? I propose ways to explore and operationalize this distinction and the concept of fusion more generally.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 41 , 2018 , e221
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