Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-248) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The stadium in theory and practice -- Rio de Janeiro : spiritual home of world football -- Stadiums and society in twenty-first century Rio de Janeiro -- Buenos Aires : estadiolandia -- Class and conflict in the stadiums of Buenos Aires -- Comparative cultural urbanism -- Appendix A. Stadiums in Rio de Janeiro, 2008 -- Appendix B. Clubs and stadiums in Buenos Aires, 2007 -- Appendix C. Time line, Brazil -- Appendix D. Time line, Argentina.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Using the football stadium as an illuminating cultural lens, Temples of the Earthbound Gods examines many aspects of urban culture that play out within these monumental architectural forms, including spirituality, violence, rigid social norms, anarchy, and also expressions of sexuality and gender. Tracing the history of the game in Brazil and Argentina through colonial influences as well as indigenous ball courts in Mayan, Aztec, Zapotec, Mixtec, and Olmec societies, Christopher Gaffney's study spans both ancient and contemporary worlds, linking the development of stadiums to urbanization and the consolidation of nation building in two of Latin America's most intriguing megacities."--Jacket.
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JSTOR
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OverDrive, Inc.
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22573/ctt8tmr3
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E9023048-44CF-47A7-BE67-3D0380002150
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Title
Temples of the earthbound gods.
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0292718802
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Stadiums-- Social aspects-- Argentina-- Buenos Aires.
Stadiums-- Social aspects-- Brazil-- Rio de Janeiro.