02301nam 22005413u 450 991081739630332120240516222807.01-283-54883-697866138612830-7391-7474-6(CKB)2560000000089576(EBL)997575(OCoLC)810533790(MiAaPQ)EBC997575(EXLCZ)99256000000008957620130930d2012|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDancing Culture Religion1st ed.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 aspectsDance -- Anthropological aspects.Dance -- Religious aspects.Dance -- Social aspects.306.4846Gill Sam1475721Carp Richard1672403Norris Rebecca Sachs879130AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910817396303321Dancing Culture Religion4035733UNINA