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The Historical Significance of Games: From Ancient Board Games to the Digital Future

Year: 2024

Type: other

Abstract: Jacob Schmidt-Madsen holds an MA in Indology from the University of Copenhagen and a PhD in traditional South Asian games from the same institution. His work explores how formal game systems are invested with meaning and used for purposes of ritual, divination, education, and other playful yet serious practices. He recently moved to Berlin to take up a position as a postdoctoral scholar in the Astral Sciences in Trans-Regional Asia (ASTRA) research group at the Max Planck Institute for the H...

Source: Industrias Culturais (Universidade de Coimbra)

DOI: 10.58079/12qb7

Author: Teamredaktion

Language: English

Topic: Cultural and Mythological Studies

Subfield: General Arts and Humanities

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6917800670

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