Excitement Processes Norbert Elias's unpublished works on sports, le

The book focuses on major aspects of Norbert Elias's social theory through research on supposed “minor” topics, such as manners, sports, leisure and cultural practices. While many of his publications became essential for scholars in the different discipli

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citement Processes Norbert Elias's unpublished works on sports, leisure, body, culture

Excitement Processes

Jan Haut · Paddy Dolan · Dieter Reicher Raúl Sánchez García Editors

Excitement Processes Norbert Elias’s Unpublished Works on Sports, Leisure, Body, Culture

Editors Jan Haut Goethe-University Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Dieter Reicher Karl-Franzens-University of Graz Graz, Austria

Paddy Dolan Dublin Institute of Technology Dublin, Ireland

Raúl Sánchez García Universidad Europea Madrid Madrid, Spain

ISBN 978-3-658-14911-6 ISBN 978-3-658-14912-3  (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-658-14912-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017937954 Springer VS © Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer VS imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH The registered company address is: Abraham-Lincoln-Str. 46, 65189 Wiesbaden, Germany

Contents

Part I  Introduction Reconstructing Elias’s Work on Leisure, Sports and the Body . . . . . . . . . 3 Dieter Reicher, Jan Haut, Raúl Sánchez García and Paddy Dolan Part II  Section 1: Leisure and Culture Spontaneity and Self-consciousness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Norbert Elias Notice on Spontaneity and Self-consciousness: Elias’s Early Approach to Leisure Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Dieter Reicher Civilization, Happiness and the Thinking Millipede: A Commentary on Norbert Elias’s Spontaneity and Self-consciousness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Helmut Kuzmics Part III  Section 2: Sportisation and ‘Modernisation’ Fragments on Sportisation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Norbert Elias Completing Sportisa