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Anetso, the Cherokee ball game [[electronic resource] ] : at the center of ceremony and identity / / Michael J. Zogry



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Autore: Zogry Michael J. <1966-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Anetso, the Cherokee ball game [[electronic resource] ] : at the center of ceremony and identity / / Michael J. Zogry Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill [N.C.], : University of North Carolina Press, c2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (329 p.)
Disciplina: 305.897/557
Soggetto topico: Cherokee Indians - Games
Anetso
Cherokee Indians - Sports
Cherokee Indians - Ethnic identity
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: Taladu quo! (It is still 12!); 1 Tadatse anetsodui (Go and play ball with them): Anetso in the Cherokee Narrative Tradition; 2 Hani! (Here!): Anetso as an Enduring Symbol of Cultural Identity in an Era of Great Change (1799-1838); 3 Ahaquo! (Still there!): The Anetso Ceremonial Complex; 4 Tseduga! (Pass it to me!): Performing the Cherokee Ball Game in the Twentieth Century; 5 Woye! (Foul!): Theory and the Meaning of Anetso; CONCLUSION: Taladu ogisquodiga (12, we finished); Notes; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Anetso, a centuries-old Cherokee ball game still played today, is a vigorous, sometimes violent activity that rewards speed, strength, and agility. At the same time, it is the focus of several linked ritual activities. Is it a sport? Is it a religious ritual? Could it possibly be both? Why has it lasted so long, surviving through centuries of upheaval and change?Based on his work in the field and in the archives, Michael J. Zogry argues that members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Nation continue to perform selected aspects of their cultural identity by engaging in anetso, itself the h
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ISBN: 1-4696-0394-2
0-8078-9820-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910785648103321
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Serie: First peoples (2010)