Dancing Culture Religion - Paperback

by Sam Gill (Author), Richard Carp (Other), Rebecca Sachs Norris (Other)

Provocative insights into the nature of dancing as inseparable from human vitality and distinctiveness emerge from this spiraling study of specific cultural dance traditions brought into conversation with various philosophical/theoretical perspectives centering on the topics: movement, gesture, play, masking, ritual, seduction, performance, religion; each the subject of engaging innovative analysis. The author draws on experience as dancer and academic to address contemporary issues such as gender identity development and plasticity and acuity throughout the lifespan.

Author Biography

Sam Gill is professor of religious studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder.