Dancing Wisdom
Embodied Knowledge in Haitian Vodou, Cuban Yoruba, and Bahian Candomble
Published on 10. August 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
348 pages
978-0-252-07207-9 (ISBN)
Description
Landmark interdisciplinary study of religious systems through their dance performances
Reviews / Votes
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
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-252-07207-9 (9780252072079)
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Previous edition
Book
08/2005
University of Illinois Press
€55.80
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Content
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