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Subject(s)

• Sports—Anthropological aspects—Case studies [Browse]
• Sports—Sociological aspects—Case studies [Browse]
• Indigenous peoples—Sports—Case studies [Browse]

Editor

• Vaczi, Mariann [Browse]
• Bairner, Alan [Browse]

Series

Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society Series [More in this series]

Summary note

"This is the first book to focus on indigenous, traditional and folk sports and sporting cultures. It examines the significance of sporting cultures that have survived the emergence and diffusion of western sports and have carved out a unique position not only in spite of, but also in response to, modernity. Presenting case studies from around the world, including from Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas and Oceania, the book draws on multi-disciplinary work from sociology, anthropology, history, cultural studies and political science, exploring key themes in the social sciences including nationalism, identity, decolonisation and gender. From Turkish oil wrestling, Kabbadi in South Asia and Iroquois lacrosse, to wushu and sumo in East Asia, these sporting practices continue to capture the indigenous imagination on the margins of the western hegemonic sport complex. Situated in the fissures between the local and the global, the archaic and the modern, and between ritual and record, they inhabit a liminal space of transformation as they assume new cultural and political meanings, offering important perspectives on the complexities, challenges and contradictions of modernity. This is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in sport, indigenous studies, anthropology, social and cultural history, or globalisation"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

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Contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• List of Contributors
• Introduction
• Part I: Rediscovering Heritage: Identity and Ethnopolitics
• 1 Oil Over Turkey: UNESCO's Kirkpinar Wrestling in Edirne
• 2 XAM Sa Coosan, "Know Your Heritage": Senegalese Wrestling and the "Rediscovery" of Ethnicity
• 3 The Revival of Traditional Games in Central Asia: Heritage, Spectacle, and Ethnos
• 4 From Subalternity to Intangible Heritage and National Symbol: Catalonia's Castells
• Part II: Nationalizing the Traditional
• 5 The Construction and Deconstruction of Kabaddi, the National Sport of Bangladesh: A Tale of its Identity and Decline
• 6 A Tale of Two Sumos: A Traditional Sport of Japan
• 7 Ireland's Hurling: The Making of a National Culture
• 8 Finnish Pesäpallo: The Modernization and Indigenization of a Northern European Bat-and-Ball Game
• Part III: Modernizing the Indigenous: Redemptions and Disenchantments
• 9 From Segregation to Integration: Changing Gender Roles in the Modernisation of Traditional Folk Sports in China
• 10 Traditional Chinese Martial Arts: The Naming and Development of Wushu
• 11 Swedish Bandy and its Struggle with Modernity
• 12 Playing for the Creator: Understanding the Indigenous Roots of Lacrosse
• Part IV: Indigenizing the Modern: In Search of Myth, Ethos, and Symbol
• 13 Reindeer Sports Among the Sami People in Norway: The Symbolism of Indigenous Sport Disciplines
• 14 Dragon Boat: A Traditional Asian Sport with a Modern Flair
• 15 Beyond the Sweep: The Meanders of Capoeira as a Martial Art and Cultural Expression
• 16 The Jai Alai of the United States and the Pelota of the Basque Country: Decolonizing the Ethnic Self
• Index.

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ISBN

• 9781003317685 ((ebook))
• 1-00-331768-5
• 1-003-31768-5
• 1-000-98328-5

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