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 discussion of the ethnographic studies. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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.
