Human Action Signs in Cultural Context - The Visible and the Invisible in Movement and Dance (Paperback)

Despite the tremendous multi-disciplinary upsurge of interest in "the body" of late, little or no attention has been given to the moving body or rather, the moving person, a situation that is remedied by this book. For the first time, leading scholars in the anthropology of dance and human movement come together to provide a rich sample of their current work, introducing theories and methods that move well beyond the more familiar "proxemic" and "kinesic" approaches to body movement and space. Part 1 consists of ethnographic studies as diverse as Hawaiian dance and poetry, Tai Chi Chuan, Ballet and the Roman Catholic Mass, Australian Aboriginal sign language, Plains Indians sign language, and African-American movement performance. Part 2 complements this ethnographic richness by providing an in-depth commentary, together with a critical examination of several fundamental philosophical and theoretical issues that have been raised.

General

Imprint:	Scarecrow Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	1995
First published:	December 1995
Authors:	Brenda Farnell
Dimensions:	214 x 137 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	316
ISBN-13:	978-0-8108-4033-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Dance > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8108-4033-2
Barcode:	9780810840331

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