1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455500803321

Autore

Sparshott Francis Edward <1926->

Titolo

A measured pace : toward a philosophical understanding of the arts of dance / / Francis Sparshott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1995

©1995

ISBN

1-282-00293-7

9786612002939

1-4426-7715-5

Descrizione fisica

xviii, 580 p. ; ; 24 cm

Collana

Toronto Studies in Philosophy

Disciplina

792.8/01

Soggetti

Dance - Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Sequel to: Off the ground.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Problem of Classification -- 3. Classification by Context -- 4. Mimesis -- 5. Expression -- 6. Formal Principles of Movement -- 7. Anatomy -- 8. Units and Systems -- 9. Rhythm -- 10. One and Many -- 11. Modes of Dance Organization -- 12. Dance and Music -- 13. Dance and Language -- 14. Dance and Theatre -- 15. Dance Values -- 16. Dancer and Spectator -- 17. Learning to Dance -- 18. Dance and Choreography -- 19. The Identity of a Dance -- 20. Recording Dance -- 21. Conclusion -- 22. Afterword: The Three Graces -- Notes -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Although the theoretical importance of dance has always been recognized, dance has been relatively neglected in the philosophy of art. In this sequel to Off the Ground, in which Professor Sparshott focused on the concept of dance in general, A Measured Pace considers the recognized classification of dance as art, its values, and relationship to the other arts.Sparshott begins with an explanation of the philosophical importance of the major classifications of dance and their basis. He examines dance as a mimetic and expressive medium,



and reviews the major dimensions of dance form. He then explores the relationship of dance to three related fields: music, language, and theatre. Sparshott also discusses the major philosophical problems of dance as an art: the specific values of dance; the relation between the way the audience perceives dance and the dancer's self-perception; the ways in which dancing and dances are learned; the division of artistic creation between choreographers and performers; and the ways in which dances are identified and retain their identity through time. A concluding chapter on how dances are recorded considers how the media may change the nature of dance. A Measured Pace is a wide-ranging and substantial contribution to a philosophical understanding of dance.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464888703321

Titolo

2012 : decoding the countercultural apocalypse / / edited by Joseph Gelfer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-315-72884-2

1-317-54414-5

1-84465-890-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GelferJoseph

Disciplina

001.9

Soggetti

Two thousand twelve, A.D

Twenty-first century

Prophecies

End of the world

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2011 by Equinox, an imprint of Acumen.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The 2012 Phenomenon: New Uses for an Ancient Maya Calendar; 3 Maya Prophecies, 2012 and the



Problematic Nature of Truth; 4 Mayanism Comes of (New) Age; 5 The 2012 Milieu? Hybridity, Diversity and Stigmatised Knowledge; 6 Chichén Itzá and Chicken Little: How Pseudosciences Embraced 2012; 7 Roland Emmerich's 2012: A Simple Truth; 8 The 2012 Movement, Visionary Arts and Psytrance Culture; 9 In a Prophetic Voice: Australasia 2012

10 Approaching 2012: Modern Misconceptions versus Reconstructing Ancient Maya PerspectivesNotes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

21 December 2012 was believed to mark the end of the thirteenth B''ak''tun cycle in the Long Count of the Mayan calendar. Many people believed this date to mark the end of the world or, at the very least, a shift to a new form of global consciousness. Examining how much of the phenomenon is based on the historical record and how much is contemporary fiction, the book explores the landscape of the modern apocalyptic imagination, the economics of the spiritual marketplace, the commodification of countercultural values, and the cult of celebrity.