Anetso, the Cherokee ball game : at the center of ceremony and identity /
A precursor to lacrosse, anetso, a centuries-old Cherokee ball game still played today, is a vigorous sport that rewards speed, strength, and agility. It is also the focus of several linked ritual activities. Zogry argues that members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Nation continue to perform select...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
©2010.
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| Series: | First peoples (2010)
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| Summary: | A precursor to lacrosse, anetso, a centuries-old Cherokee ball game still played today, is a vigorous sport that rewards speed, strength, and agility. It is also the focus of several linked ritual activities. Zogry argues that members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Nation continue to perform selected aspects of their cultural identity by engaging in anetso. He shows that it is a ceremonial cycle that incorporates a variety of activities which, taken together, complicate standard distinctions of game versus ritual, public display versus private performance, and tradition versus innovation. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 318 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-304) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780807898208 0807898201 9781469603940 1469603942 |
