Chapter 10: Modern Survivals of Prowess
Athletics and the cult of sport as archaic prowess displays.
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From The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen
Veblen reads competitive sports, betting, and devout observance as survivals of predatory and animistic temperament characteristic of the leisure class.
Chapter 12: Devout Observances
Religious ritual analyzed as vicarious leisure performed for an anthropomorphic master.
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