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The sport of life and death : the Mesoamerican ballgame / edited by E. Michael Whittington ; with essays by Douglas E. Bradley ... [et al.].

Colaborador(es): Tipo de material: TextoTextoDetalles de publicación: New York : Thames & Hudson, 2001.Descripción: 288 p. : il., fotografías (alg. a col.) ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 0500051089
Tema(s): Clasificación LoC:
  • F 1219.3.G3 S66.2001
Contenidos:
Rubber and rubber balls in Mesoamerica / Laura Filloy Nadal -- Gender, power, and fertility in the Olmec ritual ballgame / Douglas E. Bradley -- Unity in duality: the practice and symbols of the Mesoamerican ballgame / María Teresa Uriarte -- Dressed to kill: stone regalia of the Mesoamerican ballgame / John F. Scott -- Performing on the court / Jane Stevenson Day -- The Maya ballgame: rebirth in the court of life and death / Mary Miller -- The ballcourt in Tenochtitlan / Eduardo Matos Moctezuma -- The architectural background of the pre-Hispanic ballgame: an evolutionary perspective / Eric Taladoire -- An ancient tradition continued: modern rubber processing in Mexico / Michael J. Tarkanian and Dorothy Hosler -- The modern ballgames of Sinaloa: a survival of the Aztec ullamaliztli / Ted J.J. Leyenaar -- Everything old is new again: the enduring legacy of the ancient games / E. Michael Whittington -- Catalogue.
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Folletos Biblioteca Francisco Xavier Clavigero Hemeroteca Acervo General F 1219.3.G3 S66.2001 (Navegar estantería(Abre debajo)) ej. 1 Disponible BFXC020973

Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name organized by the Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, N.C.

Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 273-281) e índice.

Rubber and rubber balls in Mesoamerica / Laura Filloy Nadal -- Gender, power, and fertility in the Olmec ritual ballgame / Douglas E. Bradley -- Unity in duality: the practice and symbols of the Mesoamerican ballgame / María Teresa Uriarte -- Dressed to kill: stone regalia of the Mesoamerican ballgame / John F. Scott -- Performing on the court / Jane Stevenson Day -- The Maya ballgame: rebirth in the court of life and death / Mary Miller -- The ballcourt in Tenochtitlan / Eduardo Matos Moctezuma -- The architectural background of the pre-Hispanic ballgame: an evolutionary perspective / Eric Taladoire -- An ancient tradition continued: modern rubber processing in Mexico / Michael J. Tarkanian and Dorothy Hosler -- The modern ballgames of Sinaloa: a survival of the Aztec ullamaliztli / Ted J.J. Leyenaar -- Everything old is new again: the enduring legacy of the ancient games / E. Michael Whittington -- Catalogue.