Indigenous dance and dancing Indian : contested representation in the global era / Matthew Krystal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krystal, Matthew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indian dance--North America.

Indian dance.

Dance--Anthropological aspects--Cross-cultural studies.

Dance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (341 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : University of Press of Colorado, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Focusing on the enactment of identity in dance, Indigenous Dance and Dancing Indian is a cross-cultural, cross-ethnic, and cross-national comparison of indigenous dance practices. Considering four genres of dance in which indigenous people are represented--K'iche Maya traditional dance, powwow, folkloric dance, and dancing sports mascots--the book addresses both the ideational and behavioral dimensions of identity. Each dance is examined as a unique cultural expression in individual chapters, and then all are compared in the conclusion, where striking parallels and important divergences ar

Contents:

Contents; Figures; Preface; Part One: Introduction; 1. Dance, Culture, and Identity; 2. Representational Dance and the Problem of Authenticity; Part Two: K'iche' Maya Traditional Dance; 3. Conquest, Colonialism, and Continuity; 4. The Dance of the Conquest and Contested National Identity; Part Three: Native American Powwow; 5. Origin, Change, and Continuity in Powwow; 6. Characteristics, Functions, and Meanings in Contemporary Powwow; 7. Powwow, Self-Representation, and Multiplicity of Identity; Part Four: Folkloric Dance; 8. Folkloric Dance, Modernity, and Appropriation

9. Appropriation, Round 2: Immigrant Folkloric Dance10. Back to the Field: Indigenous Folkloric Dance; Part Five: Chiefs, Kings, Mascots, and Martyrs; 11. Dancing Indian in Sports: Origins and Development; 12. Chief Illiniwek Enacted in Ritual and Myth; 13. Chief Illiniwek Contested; Part Six: Conclusion; 14. Dance in Comparison; 15. Confusions and Conclusions; Works Cited; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781457111594

1457111594

9781457116841

1457116847

9781607320975

1607320975

OCLC:

769927223