Dance As Religious Studies

by Doug Adams

Real seller with inventory on hand. Trade Paperback. Crossroad Pub Co, 1990. Fine. Book is in excellent condition with corners showing very, very slight shelfwear as the only flaw. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. [The book] studies choreographers, dancers, and scholars, joining hands in exploring the multiple connections between dnace and religion in comtemporary worship and ritual, in modern choreography based on religious subject matter, and in choreography that is not thematically religious. Paying particular attention to the history of dance in the judeo-Christian tradition, [the book] celebrates the modern rediscovery of the human body as central to ritual and to religious faith. Further, a series of essays employinging a feminist hermeneutic shows how the history of t dance mirrors the relatiohship between the social and religious roles of women.

230 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1990

About the author

Adams was an international scholar in religion and the arts, worship, dance and humor. He brought an enormous amount of energy and enterprise to establish religion combined with art and performance art on Holy Hill.

Reviews

[Alwen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't really finish this book--clunky writing and conclusions I found fairly uninteresting on a subject that could have been so fascinating. Lacked creativity and wit.