Homo ludens : a study of the play-element in culture / Johan Huizinga
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Boston : Beacon Press, 1955.Description: ix, 220 p. ; 21 cmISBN: - (pbk.)
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Includes index.
Nature and significance of play as a cultural phenomenon --
The play-concept as expressed in language --
Play and contest as civilizing functions --
Play and law --
Play and war --
Playing and knowing --
Play and poetry --
The elements of mythopoiesis --
Play-forms in philosophy --
Play-forms in art --
Western civilization Sub Specie Ludi --
The play-element in contemporary civilization --
Index
Discusses the cultural phenomenon of the human play instincts and play acting in modern western society.
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