Juegos de Palo en Lara. Elementos para la historia social de un arte marcial venezolano
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https://doi.org/10.3989/revindias.1999.i215.740Abstract
This article situates Venezuelan stick fighting among the wider field of European and Afro-American martial arts. The author analyses the different forms used since the early 19th century by men in the rural areas of the state of Lara, where it is still practised today. Whereas the Juego de Garrote serves recreational and sportive purposes, the Juego de Batalla is part of a broader devotion to Saint Anthony. The criminal records show how the use of the fighting stick in the period 1880-1930 allowed the construction of a male identity (the «guapo») through the frequent fights between men.
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1999-04-30
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Röhrig Assunção, M. (1999). Juegos de Palo en Lara. Elementos para la historia social de un arte marcial venezolano. Revista De Indias, 59(215), 55–89. https://doi.org/10.3989/revindias.1999.i215.740
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