Ballgames of the North American Indians and in Late Medieval Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7894138 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Otto Penz (0000-0001-8945-0398, Department of Sociology University of Calgary, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-58 |
| Publication date | 1991-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Sport and Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0193-7235 • E-ISSN: 1552-7638 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/019372359101500103 |
| OpenAlex | W2100246176 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
At first sight North American Indian and ancient European games appear to be fairly different social activities. Observed closer though, these games and their texture reveal a surprising variety of common features. This paper represents a first attempt to analyse relevant structural similarities (homologies) systematically by focusing upon ball games, in particular. The historical cross-cultural (or trans-atlantic) enterprise is based on two exemplary accounts of folk football and racket, respectively; i.e ., they signify "le take off" of the present ethnographic report which employs a theoretical framework provided by the French Annales-historians and N. Elias' theory of civilization
American football · Archaeology · Civilization · Ethnography · Football · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics · History · Physical education and sports games research · Sociology and Norbert Elias · Sports, Gender, and Society
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |