TREATISE ON TRIBALISM AND MYSTICISM IN SPORT: MOS MAIORUM VS. LEX NON SCRIPTA

Abstract

There is a belief that tribalism and mysticism have no major role to play in current sport performance environment. Consequently, sport visions are implemented based upon the intrinsic recommendations of the system itself. However, a deeper investigation of the inter-human interactions on a group level of the world of sports may offer another way of understanding the complexity of human-to-group interrelation in our field of study. This paper examines the literature relating to tribalism from a sociological, psychological and philosophical point of view and its relevance to the world of sport. A better understanding of how group identity, traditions and unwritten laws shape the community’s morality judgments can lead to a more rational and healthier way of undertaking reforms of policies.

Keywords

• tribalism, sport, philosophy, group interest, morality