Is dance religious? The question has always troubled me. It presumes a definition of religion (as separate from dance) that has already proven instrumental in the attempted destruction of dance ...

“Revelations” is a particularly programmatic take on religion, but modern dance’s religious dimension goes back to its roots. Martha Graham, who called dancers “acrobats of God” and believed that ...

SIVA, the Creator-Destroyer of Hinduism’s trinity, once stood on a demon and with one of his four arms began to shake a little hand drum. To the beat of this rhythm Siva moved his body, and with his ...

Introduction -- Pueblos and Catholics in Protestant America -- Cultural modernists and Indian religion -- Land, sovereignty, and the modernist deployment of "religion" -- Dance is (not) religion : the ...

pt. I. General considerations -- 1. Introduction -- Prelude -- Dancing for life -- Native North American religious traditions -- Common features -- The number four -- Reciprocity -- Tobacco and other ...

Is dance religious? The question has always troubled me. For one, the question suggests a yes or no answer when neither is sufficient. Certainly, dancing appears as a major strand of all global ...