Författare: Sutton-Smith Brian Sutton-Smith

Every child knows what it means to play, but the rest of us can merely speculate. Is it a kind of adaptation, teaching us skills, inducting us into certain communities? Is it power, pursued in games …

A collection of orginal essays by scholars from a variety of fields– includng American studies, folklore, anthropology, pyschology, sociology, and education—Children’s Folklore: A Source Book move …

Every child knows what it means to play, but the rest of us can merely speculate. Is it a kind of adaptation, teaching us skills, inducting us into certain communities? Is it power, pursued in games …

From the Pilgrims who settled at Plymouth Rock to Christian Coalition canvassers working for George W. Bush, Americans have long sought to integrate faith with politics. Few have been as successful a …