Date post: | 23-Dec-2015 |
Category: |
Documents |
Upload: | byron-stephens |
View: | 212 times |
Download: | 0 times |
EL TOPE DE TOROSBy Elena Tapia
Dance of bullsaka
wild bulls running free in the streets
Tope de Toros?
In The Beginning…
Ancient Rome and southern Europe Bull worship and sacrificeCore of Mithras religion, 100 AD – 400 AD
○ Secret, practiced by some Roman militia ○ Initiation to prove worthiness: slay powerful
animals like bulls
Oldest depiction of a man fighting a bullCeltiberian tombstone from Clunia, SpainCave painting, “El toro de hachos” , Spain
Running of the Bulls: Spain 1591 First, solely a way of
moving bulls into corrals, now most popular festival in Spain
In honor of Saint FerminJuly 7th – 14th
All Around the World Mexico
Home to the largest bullring in the worldOne of the most popular sports for the past
400 yearsSimilar fiestas throughout Latin America
United States: New OrleansSince 2007“RollerBulls”Throughout French Quarter
Japan
Bulls fight each other stopped by “sekos”
(bull separators) before harming each other
Honored, never killed
Granada, Nicaragua
Uncertain starting date Our Lady of the
ConceptionLa Cochita
8-10 bulls
Now for the more important question of WHY?
Freud: re-inaction of primordial conflict Jung: struggle to attain masculine
energy; bull is the universal symbol of strength
Durkheim: creates social solidarity and peace within a community
Is it more simple than that?
Spanish heritage?
Form of entertainment?
Reason to drink?
Tradition?
What do you think?
Special thanks to: Leonor Melendez Jeanine Morales Donald Blandón Don Elena Dr. Thomas
Works Cited"Spain Culture: Bull Running in Spain." Spain Info Com. Web.
09 Aug. 2010. <http://www.spain-info.com/Culture/bullrunning.htm>.
Higgins, Tom W. "Western & European Bull Riding & Fighting." Ezine @rticles. 30 Dec. 2008. Web. <http://ezinearticles.com/?Western-and-European-Bull-Riding-and-Fighting&id=1834050>.
Slodkowski, Antoni. "Japanese Bullfight Draw Fans as Spanish Corrida Faces Criticism." The China Post. 3 Aug. 2010. Web. <http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/japan/2010/08/03/267140/Japanese-bullfights.htm>.
Home of NOLABULLS.com. Web. 18 Aug. 2010. <http://www.nolabulls.com/index.asp?id=10>.