Homo Ludens (book)
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Homo Ludens,
a study of the play element of culture |
| Author(s) | Johan Huizinga |
| Cover artist | Peter Bruegel the Elder |
| Language | English |
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| Publication date | 1955 |
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Homo Ludens or "Man the Player" (alternatively, "Playing Man") is a book written in
1938 by
Dutch historian, cultural theorist and professor
Johan Huizinga. It discusses the importance of the play element of culture and society. Huizinga uses the term
"Play Theory" within the book to define the conceptual space in which play occurs. Huizinga suggests that play is primary to and a necessary (though not sufficient) condition of the generation of culture.
