...Association for the Anthropological Study of Play quotes from Huizinga's classic work 'Homo Ludens' (1949): "The spirit of playful competition is, as a social...itself and pervades all life like a cultural ferment ..." (p. 173). Huizinga, according to Norbeck, also characterises play with terms like these: - voluntary,...

...a function of culture from its earliest beginnings, that play is a cultural factor in life and that the spirit of playful competition is, as a social...older than culture itself and pervades all life like a veritable ferment. Ritual grew up in sacred play; poetry was born in play and nourished on play; music...

...tide is turning, the tone of life is about to change. The Waning of the Middle Ages (1919) 1952:308. 5 The spirit of playful competition is, as a social...older than culture itself and pervades all life like a veritable ferment. Ritual grew up in sacred play; poetry was born in play and nourished on play; music...

...a function of culture from its earliest beginnings, that play is a cultural factor in life and that the spirit of playful competition is, as a social...older than culture itself and pervades all life like a veritable ferment. . . . Ritual grew up in sacred play; poetry was born in play and nourished on play;...

...costume and theme parties. Huizinga (1955) observes that play is a cultural factor in life and that the spirit of playful competition is, as a social impulse, older than culture itself, pervading all aspects of life. For adults, playing is frequently part of relationship building. Attending...