Political and Social Dimension of Ballgame in North-East Petén, Guatemala

A Comparative Analysis of Ballcourts Distribution through a Regional Perspective

Bibliographic Data

ID15068656
AuthorsMaria Felicia Rega (0000-0001-8404-1640, Department of Comparative Religion , Comenius University in Bratislava , Slovakia, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume20
Issue1
Pages28-55
Publication date2020-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnologia Actualis (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1339-7834 • E-ISSN: 1339-7877
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.2478/eas-2021-0002
OpenAlexW3148171093
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited19

Ballgame is one of the primary patterns used to describe Mesoamerica as a cultural area. From the first Spanish chroniclers until recent academic research, the study of ballgame and ballcourts has always been an important topic. Many studies focused on the urban and regional distribution of ballcourts, using ballgame as a pattern to understand the political organization of a specific territory. Through a comparative analysis of the main sites of North-East Petén, in Guatemala, starting from Uaxactún territory, and other region in the Maya area, this paper will try to show the differences in social and political dimension of ballgame across the centuries, especially between Late Preclassic and Early Classic

Archaeology · Cultural anthropology · Economic geography · Ethnology · Geography · Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory · Maya · Mesoamerica · Political science · Politics · Prehistory · Regional science · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Indigenous Cultures and History · Latin American history and culture · Social Sciences and Humanities

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