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Body, Movement, and Culture - Kinesthetic and Visual Symbolism in a Philippine Community (Paperback)
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Body, Movement, and Culture - Kinesthetic and Visual Symbolism in a Philippine Community (Paperback)
Series: Contemporary Ethnography
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In Body, Movement, and Culture, Sally Ann Ness provides an original
interpretive account of three forms of sinulog dancing practiced in
Cebu City in the Philippines: a healing ritual, a dance drama, and
a "cultural" exhibition dance. Ness's examination of these dance
forms yields rich insights into the cultural predicament of this
Philippine city and the way in which kinesthetic and visual symbols
interact to create meaning. Ness scrutinizes the patterns of
movement, the use of the body and of objects, and the shaping of
space common to all three versions of the sinulog. She then relates
these elements to the fundamental ways the culture bearers of Cebu
City experience their world. For example, she shows how each of the
dance forms functions to reinforce class distinctions and to
establish a code of authenticated "cultural" action. At the same
time, Ness demonstrates, the dances manifest and actualize widely
applied notions about the nature of "devotion," "sincerity,"
"naturalness," and "beauty." Throughout the text, Ness provides a
close analysis of movement that is all too often missing from
anthropological studies of dance. Most significantly, she works to
relate the movements used in dance to everyday movement and to
interpret the attitudes and values that are embodied in both
choreographed and quotidian movement. Important and illuminating,
Body, Movement, and Culture is of particular interest to students
and scholars of anthropology, folklore, dance, and Asian studies.
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Imprint: |
University of PennsylvaniaPress
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Contemporary Ethnography |
Release date: |
September 1992 |
First published: |
1992 |
Authors: |
Sally Ann Ness
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
312 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8122-1383-6 |
Categories: |
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Social sciences >
General
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LSN: |
0-8122-1383-1 |
Barcode: |
9780812213836 |
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