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Dance : rituals of experience
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Highwater, Jamake, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dance--History.
- Dance.
- Religious dance--History.
- Religious dance.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (224 p.) : ill.
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
- Other Title:
- Dance
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book presents a powerful view of the history of dance, contrasting its role in Western civilization with its significance in other cultures. Highwater--a renowned critic, author, and lecturer on art, theater, music, and dance--links the history of dance to cultural forces as diverse as Karl Marx and Elvis Presley.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199853083 (ebook) :
- 0199853088 (ebook) :
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