ABSTRACT
Although the human body is not the central focus of the work of Norbert Elias the analysis
by internal, moral regulation. The civilised body, argued Elias (1978:140), has the ability to rationalise and exert a high degree of control over its emotions, to monitor its actions, and those of others, and to internalise a demarcated set of rules about what is and is not appropriate behaviour. Such a process provided the basis for making a contrast between the civilised and uncivilised body over a period of time (Shilling, 1993).
