Gerda Reith

The Age of Chance (eBook, ePUB)

Gambling in Western Culture

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This fascinating and extensive study examines the enduring appeal of gambling, exploring its complex relation to our underlying conceptions of the world, and to the social and cultural backgrounds of those who fall under its spell.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134680290
• Artikelnr.: 42743571

Autorenporträt

Reith, Gerda

Inhaltsangabe

IntroductionChapter One: The Idea of ChanceThe age of faith: The origins of
chance Chance and determinism The age of reason: The birth of probability
The age of chance: Chance and modernity Chapter Two: The Pursuit of
ChanceGambling and Divination The Seventeenth Century Explosion The
Nineteenth Century: Playing with numbers Postscript: the vortex of vice
Chapter Three: Playgrounds - A Map of the Modern Gambling SitesModern
Gambling The Map: A Typology of GamblingThe sites: PlaygroundsChapter Four:
The Experience of PlayThe Experience of PlayThe Categories of Play The
Varieties of Gambling Experience Chapter Five: The Magical-Religious
WorldviewThe Rejection of Probability The Magical Worldview: Participation
The Religious Worldview: Transcendence Epilogue