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Temples of the Earthbound Gods: Stadiums in the Cultural Landscapes of Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires

Temples of the Earthbound Gods: Stadiums in the Cultural Landscapes of Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires

Gaffney, Christopher Thomas

Paperback

SoccerGeneral ArchitectureGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 029272165X
ISBN13: 9780292721654
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: Dec 1 2008
Pages: 285
Weight: 0.94
Height: 0.65 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

In Rio de Janeiro, the spiritual home of world football, and Buenos Aires, where a popular soccer club president was recently elected mayor, the game is an integral part of national identity. 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.

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