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Leading scholars in the anthropology of dance and human movement come together to provide a rich sample of their work. Contains ethnographies and in-depth commentary together with a critical examination of several fundamental philosophical and theoretical issues.

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This is the paperbound reprint of a 1995 work about which Book News wrote: A collection of essays by scholars of the anthropology of dance and human movement. The first part consists of ethnographic studies on topics including Hawaiian dance, spatial orientation and deixis in Plains Indian sign talk and Assiniboine (Nakota) culture; and African American movement and social commentary. The second part provides philosophical and theoretical discussions of the ethnographic studies. * Reference and Research Book News *

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      Publisher: Scarecrow Press
      Publication Date: 1/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780810840331, 978-0810840331
      ISBN10: 0810840332

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      Book Synopsis
      Leading scholars in the anthropology of dance and human movement come together to provide a rich sample of their work. Contains ethnographies and in-depth commentary together with a critical examination of several fundamental philosophical and theoretical issues.

      Trade Review
      This is the paperbound reprint of a 1995 work about which Book News wrote: A collection of essays by scholars of the anthropology of dance and human movement. The first part consists of ethnographic studies on topics including Hawaiian dance, spatial orientation and deixis in Plains Indian sign talk and Assiniboine (Nakota) culture; and African American movement and social commentary. The second part provides philosophical and theoretical discussions of the ethnographic studies. * Reference and Research Book News *

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