Hermeneutics, Interpretive Cultural Research, and the Study of Sports

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A number of scholars who are committed to the goal of broadening their understanding of cultures utilize hermeneutics, the study of interpretation, as a theoretical basis for the research methodologies which they employ. From the perspective of hermeneutics, both culture itself and the research processes by which culture is studied are considered to be constituted partially by shared meanings which are associated with interpretive processes involving social interaction. The present discussion focuses upon the nature and goals of hermeneutic cultural research and upon related problems concerning evaluation of the veracity of multiple interpretations of culture. Although hermeneutic cultural research is not free of criticism, studies concerning games and sports which have been carried out within this mode of investigation (two of which are illustrated here) indicate that this research process has good potential for use by scholars who wish to broaden their understanding of these phenomena.

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