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A Sport of Life and Death : The Mesoamerican Ballgame Book

A Sport of Life and Death : The Mesoamerican Ballgame
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A Sport of Life and Death : The Mesoamerican Ballgame, The ballgames of Mesoamerica were the world's first team sports. Competitive games of the Old World, such as the ancient Olympic games, stressed individual excellence rather than team participation. The Olmec, Mesoamerica's first great civilization, began, A Sport of Life and Death : The Mesoamerican Ballgame
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  • A Sport of Life and Death : The Mesoamerican Ballgame
  • Written by author E. Michael Whittington
  • Published by Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2001/09/24
  • The ballgames of Mesoamerica were the world's first team sports. Competitive games of the Old World, such as the ancient Olympic games, stressed individual excellence rather than team participation. The Olmec, Mesoamerica's first great civilization, began
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Foreword 8
Acknowledgments 12
Introduction 16
1 Rubber and Rubber Balls in Mesoamerica 20
2 Gender, Power, and Fertility in the Olmec Ritual Ballgame 32
3 Unity in Duality: The Practice and Symbols of the Mesoamerican Ballgame 40
4 Dressed to Kill: Stone Regalia of the Mesoamerican Ballgame 50
5 Performing on the Court 64
6 The Maya Ballgame: Rebirth in the Court of Life and Death 78
7 The Ballcourt in Tenochtitlan 88
8 The Architectural Background of the Pre-Hispanic Ballgame: an Evolutionary Perspective 96
9 An Ancient Tradition Continued: Modern Rubber Processing in Mexico 116
10 The Modern Ballgames of Sinaloa: A Survival of the Aztec Ullamaliztli 122
11 Everything Old is New Again: the Enduring Legacy of the Ancient Games 130
Catalogue 136
Contributors 266
Notes 267
Bibliography 273
Illustration Credits 282
Index 284


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