著者

荻 浩三

出版者

一般社団法人 日本運動・スポーツ科学学会

雑誌

運動とスポーツの科学 (ISSN:13421026)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.19, no.1, pp.11-22, 2013-12-30 (Released:2022-12-15)

参考文献数

48

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The purpose of this study is to examine the geographical characteristics of Ethnic play and games among the Native Americans. The 199 Native American tribes and the 36 kinds of Ethnic play and games considered here and reported by S. Culin in; GAMES OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS (1907) and the names of the tribes and games used in this study are also adopted from there. To make the comparison of the geographical characteristics easier, the distributional map of the North American continent is divided into 10 regions.First, an overview of the type of ethnic play and games, it was confirmed the distribution of the geographical situation of the North American continent and games then.There are three types of ethnic play and games. One is “Games of chance, ” and another “Games of dexterity, ” even “Minor amusements.”By looking at the ball games of the Native Americans from there points of view, it is clear that the ball games are closely related to regional life surrounding like geographical features, climates, natural features and calling forms.