Human Action Signs in Cultural Context: The Visible and the Invisible in Movement and Dance

di Brenda Farnell (Autore)

Scarecrow Press, 1995

Despite the tremendous multi-disciplinary upsurge of interest in "the body" of late, little or no attention has been given to the moving body or rather, the moving person, a situation that is remedied by this book. For the first time, leading scholars in the anthropology of dance and human movement come together to provide a rich sample of their current work, introducing theories and methods that move well beyond the more familiar "proxemic" and "kinesic" approaches to body movement and space. Part 1 consists of ethnographic studies as diverse as Hawaiian dance and poetry, Tai Chi Chuan, Ballet and the Roman Catholic Mass, Australian Aboriginal sign language, Plains Indians sign language, and African-American movement performance. Part 2 complements this ethnographic richness by providing an in-depth commentary, together with a critical examination of several fundamental philosophical and theoretical issues that have been raised.

• Autore: Brenda Farnell
• Editore: Scarecrow Press
• Anno: 1995
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 316 p.
• Dimensioni: 214 x 137 mm
• Peso: 417 gr.
• EAN: 9780810840331

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