World Dance Cultures by Patricia Leigh Beaman - 9781032044941

Taylor & Francis Ltd

From healing, fertility, and religious rituals, through theatrical entertainment, to death ceremonies and ancestor worship, the updated and revised second edition of World Dance Cultures introduces an extraordinary variety of dance forms and their cultures, which are practiced around the world.\nThis highly illustrated textbook draws on wide-ranging historical documentation and first-hand accounts taking in India, Bali, Java, Cambodia, China, Japan, Hawai\u0091i, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Africa, T\u00FCrkiye, Spain, Native America, South America, and the Caribbean, with this second edition adding new chapters on the Pacific Islands, Southern Africa, France, and Cuba.\nEach chapter covers a certain region\u0092s distinctive dances, pinpoints key issues and trends from the form\u0092s development to its\n\nWorld Dance Cultures\nFrom Ritual to Spectacle\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nP;