Lacrosse and its spread and transformation in various countries with emphasis on continental Europe

Abstract

History of lacrosse itself has also received attention from scholars. Most of these works focus their examination on lacrosse within the United States and Canada. Fisher and Kennedy analyze the formation of the game in Great Britain and Ireland (Fisher 2002, Kennedy 2015). This text presents results of ethnographic research related to the ethnohistory of lacrosse (based on multi-sited ethnography) with an emphasis on various European countries mainly of so called Continental Europe (Czech Republic, Poland, Finland, Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Israel and Turkey. Media coverage of the game also played a crucial role in transformation of lacrosse with its spread around the world. Therefore, lacrosse as a subject of cultural exchanges, travels of the team Iroquois Nationals to the World Championships and role of the popular culture in a spread of lacrosse is discussed. To demonstrate these influences, I examine the trans-local networks and I use glocalization concept as well.