Elucidate the claims made by Suits and Huizinga about play and games, and how they are related to culture and civilisation (this can include discussion about utopia, the sacred, etc.). Compare and contrast their claims. How do they differ with regard to their methodology and basic presuppositions? What are their relative strengths and weaknesses?
Sources are the 2 books (The Grasshopper and Homo Ludens)
The complete text of Homo Ludens is available online at: http://art.yale.edu/file_columns/0000/1474/homo_ludens_johan_huizinga_routledge_1949_.pdf