Dancing Wisdom

Embodied Knowledge in Haitian Vodou, Cuban Yoruba, and Bahian Candomblé

AvYvonne Daniel

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

Landmark interdisciplinary study of religious systems through their dance performances

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-08-10
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:348
Förlag:University of Illinois Press
ISBN:9780252072079
Utmärkelser:Winner of <DIV>Winner of the de la Torre Bueno Prize (2006).</DIV> 2006

Utforska kategorier

Andra religioner och trosföreställningar inom Filosofi och religion

Recensioner i media

Winner of the de la Torre Bueno Prize (2006)."[Daniel] advances dance anthropology through ambitious meticulous scholarship, acute comparative analyses, riveting ethnographic description and a sensual sense of the dancing body that makes one feel the movement of the muscles and spirit."--Dance Research Journal

Innehållsförteckning

Dancing religions of the Afro-Americas; Body knowledge at the crossroads; Days of remembrance; Dances of memory; Praise dance and liturgical orders; Informal learning with Haitian Laws; Informal learning with Bahian Orichas; Formal learning with Cuban Orichas; The dancing body and its social medicine