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the Mesoamerican ballgame

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Thames & Hudson
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Pages
288

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The Sport of Life and Death: The Mesoamerican Ballgame
September 2001, Thames & Hudson
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Table of 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 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
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Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 22, 2001-Jan. 6, 2002; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, La., Feb. 16-Apr. 28, 2002; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebr., June 8-Sept. 1, 2002; and The Newark Museum, Newark, N.J., Oct. 1-Dec. 29, 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-281) and index.

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OL23242028M
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