Johan Huizinga Homo Ludens

Volume 3 of homo ludens.
Johan huizinga homo ludens. Johan huizinga s homo ludens. It is connected with no material interest and from it no profit can be gained. It is distinct from ordinary life both as to locality and duration. A study of play element in culture johan huizinga isbn 041517838x 9780415178389.
Homo ludens is a book originally published in dutch in 1938 by dutch historian and cultural theorist johan huizinga. Huizinga late professor of history in the university oj leyden routledge kegan paul london boston and henley. It discusses the importance of the play element of culture and society. It is not ordinary or real life.
Huizinga suggests that play is primary to and a necessary though not sufficient condition of the generation of culture. Homo ludens a study of the play element in culture by j. A study of the play element in culture traces the method by which various cultures develop the notion of play and how play can be seen in almost every facet of. He identifies five characteristics of play.