An anthropological perspective on the mathematics of uril ...
An anthropological perspective on the mathematics of uril, a Capeverdean game
Ana Lúcia Braz Dias
Central Michigan University, USA
dias1al@cmich.edu
Juliana Braz Dias
Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil
George Grossman
Central Michigan University, USA
Abstract:
An ethnographical study of uril, a traditional game played in the Cape Verde archipelago, in particular in the island of São Vicente, and belonging to the category of sowing games grouped under the generic name mancala. The study investigates the skills and strategies of players of uril in relation to mathematics and to other spheres of Capeverdean culture. It addresses questions of intentionality; awareness; ways of knowledge acquisition and transmission; and implications of game skills and practice to the broader social life of its players.
Resumo:
Uma perspectiva antropológica do uril, um jogo caboverdiano
Um estudo etnográfico sobre o uril, um jogo tradicional caboverdiano do tipo mancala, e sua prática na ilha de São Vicente. O estudo investiga as estratégias dos jogadores em relação à matemática e a outras esferas da cultura caboverdiana. Discute as questões da intencionalidade, modos de aquisição e transmissão de conhecimentos sobre o jogo e estratégias, e implicações do envolvimento com a prática do jogo e do nível de habilidade dos jogadores nas outras esferas da vida social destes.
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