Phenomenology of Play /

Traditional theories of play have either reduced it to an unreal, unusual activity akin to religious rituals or art, or to preparatory, simulated learning behavior for real social activities involving competition and rules. However, play is a unique way of living and acting in the midst of real life...

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Main Author: Nishimura, Kiyokazu (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2026.

Series: Studies in Contemporary Phenomenology ; 31.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

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505 0 |t Contents -- Foreword to the Revised English Edition -- Preface -- 1 Scope of the Question -- 1 Discovery of Play -- 2 Toward a Phenomenology of Play -- 3 Playful Movement and Space -- 4 The Middle Voice in Play -- 2 Ancestral Forms of Play -- 1 Suspension of Expectation: Rattling -- 2 Framework of Play: 'Peek-a-Boo' -- 3 Contrived Midair: Swings -- 4 The Paradox of "Voluptuous Panic" -- 3 Phenomenology of Hide-and-Seek -- 1 Genealogy of Demons -- 2 The Unconscious of the Game of Tag -- 3 Initiation into Play -- 4 The Playful Gaze -- 5 Coquetry and Irony -- 6 Exchange Game: Hana-Ichimonme -- 4 Ontology of Toys -- 1 Training of a Top -- 2 Tools: Hand's Project -- 3 Toys: Hand's Play -- 4 Simulation, Substitution, Symbol -- 5 Magical Tools: Adventures in Masks -- 6 Playing with Masks -- 5 Pitfalls of Appearance Theory -- 1 The Antinomy of 'Pseudo-Existence' -- 2 The Duality of Pretending Consciousness -- 3 The "Double Bind" Situation -- 4 Aesthetic Metacommunication -- 6 Structure of Make-Believe -- 1 The Rules of Make-Believe -- 2 Puppets and Actors -- 3 Understanding Others -- 4 Aporia of 'World Theater' -- 5 The Dramaturgy of Bullying -- 6 Toys and Works -- 7 Concept of Rules -- 1 The Ethos of Play -- 2 Language Games -- 3 Legal Rules -- 4 Fair Play -- 5 Sport -- 8 Wager and Fortuna -- 1 Wager of Existence -- 2 Playing with Fortuna -- Bibliography -- Index. 
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