The sport of life and death : the Mesoamerican ballgame

Auteur(s) : Whittington, E. Michael (Éd.)Description matérielle : 288 p. : nombreuses ill. ; 30 cm.Publication : London : Thames and Hudson, 2001.Cote : NU.399Note : Bibliogr. p. 273-281. Thématique : Histoire | Ethnohistoire | Jeu Géographique : Amérique du Nord Ethnique : Olmec | Maya | Aztec
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Introduction / Whittington, E. Michael --

Rubber and rubber balls in Mesoamerica / Filloy Nadal, Laura --

Gender, power, and fertility in the Olmec ritual ballgame / Bradley, Douglas E. --

Unity in duality: the practice and symbols of the Mesoamerican ballgame / Uriarte, María Teresa --

Dressed to kill: stone regalia of the Mesoamerican ballgame / Scott, John F. --

Performing on the court / Day, Jane Stevenson --

The Maya ballgame: rebirth in the court of life and death / Miller, Mary --

The ballcourt in Tenochtitlan / Matos Moctezuma, Eduardo --

The architectural background of the pre-hispanic ballgame: an evolutionary perspective / Taladoire, Eric --

An ancient tradition continued: modern rubber processing in Mexico / Tarkanian, Michael J. and Hosler, Dorothy --

The modern ballgames of Sinaloa: a survival of the Aztec Ullamaliztli / Leyenaar, Ted J. J. --

Everything old is new again: the enduring legacy of the ancient games / Whittington, E. Michael.

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