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200 10$aDances with spiders$b[electronic resource] $ecrisis, celebrity and celebration in southern Italy /$fKaren Lu?dtke
210   $aNew York $cBerghahn Books$d2009
215   $a1 online resource (272 p.)
225 1 $aEpistemologies of healing ;$vv. 4
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-84545-445-6 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 221-238), filmography (p. 239), and index.
327   $aTitle page-Dances with Spiders; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Part I-Past and Present Spider Webs; CH 1-Seeking St Paul; CH 2-Webs through Time; Part II-The Spider's Cult Today; CH 3-Curing Myths and fictive cures; CH 4-Ads and antidotes; CH 5-Sensing Identities and Well-being; Part III-From Ritual to Limelight; CH 6-Spider WoMen transfixed; CH 7-Tarantula threads and showbiz airs; CH 8-Spider WoMen transformed; Part IV-Conclusion; CH 9-Dancing Beyond Spiders; Epilogue; Bibliography; Filmography; Index
330   $aFor centuries, the rite of the tarantula was the only cure for those 'bitten' or 'possessed' by the mythic Apulian spider. Its victims had to dance to the local tarantella or 'pizzica' for days on end. Today, the pizzica has returned to the limelight, bringing to the forefront issues of performance, gender, identity and well-being. This book explores how and why the pizzica has boomed in the Salento and elsewhere and asks whether this current popu- larity has anything to do with the historic ritual of tarantism or with the intention of recovering well-being. While personal stories and experien
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606   $aTarantism$zItaly$zSalentina Peninsula
606   $aMedical anthropology$zItaly$zSalentina Peninsula
607   $aSalentina Peninsula (Italy)$xSocial life and customs
607   $aSalentina Peninsula (Italy)$vFolklore
608   $aElectronic books.
615  0$aTarantella
615  0$aTarantism
615  0$aMedical anthropology
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