02244nam 22005053u 450 991046557270332120210107005548.01-283-54883-697866138612830-7391-7474-6(CKB)2560000000089576(EBL)997575(OCoLC)810533790(MiAaPQ)EBC997575(EXLCZ)99256000000008957620130930d2012|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||Dancing Culture Religion[electronic resource]Lanham Lexington Books20121 online resource (229 p.)Studies in Body and ReligionDescription based upon print version of record.0-7391-7473-8 Contents; Preface; Chapter One: Moving; Chapter Two: Gesturing; Chapter Three: Self-Othering; Chapter Four: Playing; Chapter Five: Seducing; Chapter Six: Dancing; Bibliography; Index; About the AuthorProvocative insights into the nature of dancing as inseparable from human vitality and distinctiveness emerge from this spiraling study of specific cultural dance traditions brought into conversation with various philosophical/theoretical perspectives centering on the topics: movement, gesture, play, masking, ritual, seduction, performance, religion; each the subject of engaging innovative analysis. The author draws on experience as dancer and academic to address contemporary issues such as gender identity development and plasticity and acuity throughout the lifespan. Studies in Body and ReligionDance -- Anthropological aspectsDance -- Religious aspectsDance -- Social aspectsElectronic books.Dance -- Anthropological aspects.Dance -- Religious aspects.Dance -- Social aspects.306.4846Gill Sam894059Carp Richard894060Norris Rebecca Sachs879130AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910465572703321Dancing Culture Religion1997128UNINA