American Indian Lacrosse: Little Brother of War
by Thomas Vennum
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Author: Thomas VennumEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-11-28
ISBN: 080188764X
Number of pages: 376
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
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Summary: 5 Stars
Every year, it seems as though Lacrosse is growing in popularity. With great enthusiasm, new teams are being added at every level. We are truly living in a Golden Age of Lacrosse. Yet, the game seems to be increasingly divorced from its Native American roots. "American Indian Lacrosse" is an essential book for all those are interested in learning where this Pre-Columbian game came from.
Thomas Vennum is a anthropologist based out of the Center for Folklife Programs at the Smithsonian Institute. Vennum has carefully mined both the historical texts and the more recent ethnographies to assemble the most complete story to date of Native American Lacrosse. He examines such important topics as Lacrosse and Indian spirituality and its historic role in warfare and diplomacy. "American Indian Lacroose" is a well written book, dense with historic and anthropological detail. It is a must read for people who want to understand the origins of the game they love.
Summary of American Indian Lacrosse: Little Brother of War
To understand the aboriginal roots of lacrosse, one must enter a world of spiritual belief and magic where players sewed inchworms into the innards of lacrosse balls and medicine men gazed at miniature lacrosse sticks to predict future events, where bits of bat wings were twisted into the stick's netting, and where famous players were?and are still?buried with their sticks. Here Thomas Vennum brings this world to life.
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