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100 1 0 _aHeinich, Nathalie
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245 0 0 _aThe Quest for Excitement
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520 _aBy talking of sports in terms of a ‘quest for excitement’, Norbert Elias opened a novel perspective on the question of catharsis by putting the accent not so much on the neutralisation of emotions as on their contrary, their activation, considered as a fundamental human need. While incongruous with respect to classic, rather rationalist and puritan approaches to spectacle, this proposition allows that we reconsider a wide variety of ludic practices and give meaning to their importance in our society.
786 0 _nRevue du MAUSS | o 46 | 2 | 2015-11-16 | p. 77-79 | 1247-4819
856 4 1 _uhttps://shs.cairn.info/journal-revue-du-mauss-2015-2-page-77?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080
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