Temples of the earthbound gods
Subtitle: stadiums in the cultural landscapes of Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires
By: Christopher Thomas Gaffney.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9780292718807
Subjects: Stadiums -- Social aspects -- Brazil -- Rio de Janairo; Stadiums -- Social aspects -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires
Description: "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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The stadium in theory and practice; title: Rio de Janeiro : spiritual home of world football; title: Stadiums and society in twenty-first century Rio de Janeiro; title: Buenos Aires : estadiolandia; title: Class and conflict in the stadiums of Buenos Aires; title: Comparative cultural urbanism; title: Appendix A. Stadiums in Rio de Janeiro, 2008; title: Appendix B. Clubs and stadiums in Buenos Aires, 2007; title: Appendix C. Time line, Brazil; title: Appendix D. Time line, Argentina.