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The sport of life and death : the Mesoamerican ballgame

Title
The sport of life and death : the Mesoamerican ballgame / edited by E. Michael Whittington ; with essays by Douglas E. Bradley ... [et al.].
Publication
Charlotte, N.C. : Mint Museum of Art in conjunction with Thames & Hudson, 2001.

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Additional Authors
  • Whittington, E. Michael.
  • Bradley, Douglas E.
  • Mint Museum of Art.
Description
288 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps; 30 cm.
Subjects
Note
  • Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name organized by the Mint Museum of Art.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-281) and index.
Contents
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 & 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.
Call Number
JGG 01-53
ISBN
0500051089
OCLC
  • 49029226
  • 47062965
Title
The sport of life and death : the Mesoamerican ballgame / edited by E. Michael Whittington ; with essays by Douglas E. Bradley ... [et al.].
Imprint
Charlotte, N.C. : Mint Museum of Art in conjunction with Thames & Hudson, 2001.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-281) and index.
Added Author
Whittington, E. Michael.
Bradley, Douglas E.
Mint Museum of Art.
Research Call Number
JGG 01-53
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