Quote by: Johan Huizinga

Our point of departure must be the conception of an almost childlike play-sense expressing itself in various play-forms, some serious, some playful, but all rooted in ritual and productive of culture by allowing the innate human need of rhythm, harmony, change, alternation, contrast and climax, etc., to unfold in full richness.


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Author Bio


  • NameJohan Huizinga
  • DescriptionDutch historian
  • BornDecember 7, 1872
  • DiedFebruary 1, 1945
  • CountryNetherlands
  • ProfessionCultural Historian; Historian