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Why We Dance - A Philosophy of Bodily Becoming (Paperback)
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Why We Dance - A Philosophy of Bodily Becoming (Paperback)
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Within intellectual paradigms that privilege mind over matter,
dance has long appeared as a marginal, derivative, or primitive
art. Drawing support from theorists and artists who embrace matter
as dynamic and agential, this book offers a visionary definition of
dance that illuminates its constitutive work in the ongoing
evolution of human persons. Why We Dance introduces a philosophy of
bodily becoming that posits bodily movement as the source and telos
of human life. Within this philosophy, dance appears as an activity
that humans evolved to do as the enabling condition of their best
bodily becoming. Weaving theoretical reflection with accounts of
lived experience, this book positions dance as a catalyst in the
development of human consciousness, compassion, ritual proclivity,
and ecological adaptability. Aligning with trends in new
materialism, affect theory, and feminist philosophy, as well as
advances in dance and religious studies, this work reveals the
vital role dance can play in reversing the trajectory of ecological
self-destruction along which human civilization is racing.
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