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Body, Movement, and Culture: Kinesthetic and Visual Symbolism in a Philippine Community (Contemporary Ethnography)
Sally Ann Ness
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Paperback. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 500.
In Body, Movement, and Culture, Sally Ann Ness provides an original interpretive account of three forms of sinulog dancing practiced in Cebu City in the Philippines: a healing ritual, a dance drama, and a cultural exhibition dance. Ness's examination of these dance forms yields rich insights into the cultural predicament of this Philippine city and the way in which kinesthetic and visual symbols interact to create meaning. Ness scrutinizes the patterns of movement, the use of the body and of objects, and the shaping of space common to all three versions of the ... Read more
In Body, Movement, and Culture, Sally Ann Ness provides an original interpretive account of three forms of sinulog dancing practiced in Cebu City in the Philippines: a healing ritual, a dance drama, and a cultural exhibition dance. Ness's examination of these dance forms yields rich insights into the cultural predicament of this Philippine city and the way in which kinesthetic and visual symbols interact to create meaning. Ness scrutinizes the patterns of movement, the use of the body and of objects, and the shaping of space common to all three versions of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Series
Contemporary Ethnography
Condition
New
Weight
500g
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812213836
SKU
V9780812213836
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About Sally Ann Ness
Sally A. Ness is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Riverside. She is the author of Where Asia Smiles: An Ethnography of Philippine Tourism, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.
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