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Dancing wisdom : embodied knowledge in Haitian Vodou, Cuban Yoruba, and Bahian Candomblé
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Title
Dancing wisdom : embodied knowledge in Haitian Vodou, Cuban Yoruba, and Bahian Candomblé / Yvonne Daniel.
ISBN
0252029666 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0252072073 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2005.
Physical Description
xvi, 324 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 23, 2006
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-312) and index.
Contents
Deciphering diaspora dances: their origin nations and belief systems
Body knowledge at the crossroads
Days of remembrance
Dances of memory
Praise dance and liturgical orders
Informal learning with Haitian lwas
Informal learning with Bahian orixás
Formal learning with Cuban orichas
The dancing body and embodied wisdom.
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