The Agon Motif and the Concept of Movement Culture

• Authors: Roland Renson
• Languages of publication: EN

Keywords

ludodiversity; movement culture; homo movens; agon motif

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 82
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 6-9

Contributors

author

Roland Renson

• KU Leuven, Belgium

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/pcssr-2019-0009