LEADER 02244nam 22005053u 450 001 9910465572703321 005 20210107005548.0 010 $a1-283-54883-6 010 $a9786613861283 010 $a0-7391-7474-6 035 $a(CKB)2560000000089576 035 $a(EBL)997575 035 $a(OCoLC)810533790 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC997575 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000089576 100 $a20130930d2012|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aDancing Culture Religion$b[electronic resource] 210 $aLanham $cLexington Books$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (229 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in Body and Religion 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7391-7473-8 327 $aContents; Preface; Chapter One: Moving; Chapter Two: Gesturing; Chapter Three: Self-Othering; Chapter Four: Playing; Chapter Five: Seducing; Chapter Six: Dancing; Bibliography; Index; About the Author 330 $aProvocative insights into the nature of dancing as inseparable from human vitality and distinctiveness emerge from this spiraling study of specific cultural dance traditions brought into conversation with various philosophical/theoretical perspectives centering on the topics: movement, gesture, play, masking, ritual, seduction, performance, religion; each the subject of engaging innovative analysis. The author draws on experience as dancer and academic to address contemporary issues such as gender identity development and plasticity and acuity throughout the lifespan. 410 0$aStudies in Body and Religion 606 $aDance -- Anthropological aspects 606 $aDance -- Religious aspects 606 $aDance -- Social aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aDance -- Anthropological aspects. 615 4$aDance -- Religious aspects. 615 4$aDance -- Social aspects. 676 $a306.4846 700 $aGill$b Sam$0894059 701 $aCarp$b Richard$0894060 701 $aNorris$b Rebecca Sachs$0879130 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465572703321 996 $aDancing Culture Religion$91997128 997 $aUNINA