{"product_id":"reading-religion-and-spirituality-in-jamaican-reggae-dancehall-dance-9780367539719","title":"Reading Religion and Spirituality in Jamaican","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the genealogy of Jamaican dancehall while questioning whether dancehall has a spiritual underscoring, foregrounding dance, and cultural expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study identifies the performance and performative (behavioural actions) that may be considered as representing spiritual ritual practices within the reggae\/dancehall dance phenomenon. It does so by juxtaposing reggae\/dancehall against Jamaican African\/neo-African spiritual practices such as Jonkonnu masquerade, Revivalism and Kumina, alongside Christianity and post-modern holistic spiritual approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of great interest to students and scholars in performance studies, popular culture, music, theology, cultural studies, Jamaican\/Caribbean culture, and dance specialists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Blessing – \u003ci\u003eIllustrations\/images, plates, and video stills\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Sanctification\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Warm up: \u003ci\u003eDancehall literature review\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Old time story: \u003ci\u003eThe convergence of African, neo-African and popular dance in Jamaica\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Come back again: \u003ci\u003eTowards a definition of spirituality\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4. The Massive arrive: \u003ci\u003eThe gathering and meshing together of knowledge\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Party Time – \u003ci\u003eEarly Vibe: Thick descriptions\/analysis of dance in the dancehall space\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: \u003cb\u003eParty Hot – Man dem section:\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe corporeal dancing body creating ‘dancehall spirituality’ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Party Hot Up – Female section: \u003ci\u003eDancehall spirituality rooted and routed through African\/neo-African practices and worldviews\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Coupling Section: \u003ci\u003eMale and female relationships \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Signing Off\/revelation: Findings and meanings\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: Dispersal – \u003ci\u003erecommendations \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruk Down – \u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017946759511,"sku":"9780367539719","price":37.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367539719.jpg?v=1750775167","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reading-religion-and-spirituality-in-jamaican-reggae-dancehall-dance-9780367539719","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}