Basque Pelota: A Ritual, an Aesthetic

by Olatz González Abrisketa and Olatz González

The game of pelota is, as Wilhelm von Humboldt described it, "the principal festival of the Basques," and is, for P o Baroja, "the Basque game par excellence." Indeed, as Olatz Gonz lez Abrisketa aptly demonstrates in Basque Pelota: A Ritual, an Aesthetic, pelota is one of the most revealing frameworks of meaning and understanding of the Basque imaginary. By digging into the historic, symbolic, and even mythological roots of the sport, and by describing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935709313
• ISBN13: 9781935709312
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Center for Basque Studies Press
• Length: 327 Pages