Circle Dancing

Circle Dancing
Author: June Watts
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Dance
ISBN: 9780954723088

A description of every aspect of the Sacred/Circle dance movement.

Circle Sacred Dance

Circle Sacred Dance
Author: David Lorimer
Publisher: Vega Books/Tsai Fong Books
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2002-06-01
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9781843334309

Tibetan Sacred Dance

Tibetan Sacred Dance
Author: Ellen Pearlman
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2002-12
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780892819188

From the time Buddhism entered the mythical land of the snows, Tibetans have expressed their spiritual devotion and celebrated their culture with dance. This book--lavishly illustrated with color and rare historic photographs depicting the dances, costumes, and masks--is the first to explore the significance and symbolism of the sacred and secular ritual dances of Tibetan Buddhism.

Sacred Woman, Sacred Dance

Sacred Woman, Sacred Dance
Author: Iris J. Stewart
Publisher: Healing Arts Press
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2000
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780892816057

Sacred Woman, Sacred Dance is the first book to explore women's spiritual expression through a study of dance. It shows how dance came to be excluded from worship and reveals how dance is once again being integrated into spiritual practices.

Situated Narratives and Sacred Dance

Situated Narratives and Sacred Dance
Author: Jill Flanders Crosby
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2023-02-14
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1683403797

Using storytelling and performance to explore shared religious expression across continents Through a revolutionary ethnographic approach that foregrounds storytelling and performance as alternative means of knowledge, Situated Narratives and Sacred Dance explores shared ritual traditions between the Anlo-Ewe people of West Africa and their descendants, the Arará of Cuba, who were brought to the island in the transatlantic slave trade. The volume draws on two decades of research in four communities: Dzodze, Ghana; Adjodogou, Togo; and Perico and Agramonte, Cuba. In the ceremonies, oral narratives, and daily lives of individuals at each fieldsite, the authors not only identify shared attributes in religious expression across continents, but also reveal lasting emotional, spiritual, and personal impacts in the communities whose ancestors were ripped from their homeland and enslaved. The authors layer historiographic data, interviews, and fieldnotes with artistic modes such as true fiction, memoir, and choreographed narrative, challenging the conventional nature of scholarship with insights gained from sensorial experience. Including reflections on the making of an art installation based on this research project, the volume challenges readers to imagine the potential of approaching fieldwork as artists. The authors argue that creative methods can convey truths deeper than facts, pointing to new possibilities for collaboration between scientists and artists with relevance to any discipline. Publication of the paperback edition made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The Sevenfold Circle

The Sevenfold Circle
Author: Lynn Frances
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Dance
ISBN: 9781899171378

This text offers guidance on achieving self awareness in dance.

Prophet for Our Times

Prophet for Our Times
Author: David Lorimer
Publisher: Vega Books/Tsai Fong Books
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2002-06-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781843334316

Lucky in Love

Lucky in Love
Author: Eleni N. Gage
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2018-12-11
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0525573917

Every engaged couple wants two things: a meaningful wedding and a lifetime of happiness. This great gift book is a cross-cultural collection of marriage folklore that will help you achieve both. Create your own lucky traditions with nods to each other’s heritage, customs from places you’ve visited together, and auspicious rituals that just feel special. Whether you are just engaged or you’re days away from tying the knot, you’ll gain insight every step of the way. With this book as your guide, you can make your own luck in love.

Songs of Wisdom and Circles of Dance

Songs of Wisdom and Circles of Dance
Author: Tazim R. Kassam
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1995-08-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1438408412

Coursing though cultures and time, tuneful verse has given moving expression to the human longing for the divine. As poetry strung on sweet melodies, hymns bear testimony to the religious life of the devout, and to the inspiring teachings of minstrels and saints. Such is the ginan tradition of the Satpanth Isma'ilis, Indian successors of the Fatand Nizari Isma'ili sect of the Shi'ah Muslims. Traditionally recited during daily ritual prayers, ginans have been revered for generations among the Satpanth Isma'ilis as sacred compositions. This work offers for the first time an extensive translation of hymns attributed to the Isma'ili saint-composer, Pir Shams (ca. 13th century), who is at once one of the most pivotal and yet most enigmatic figures of this literary tradition. It also presents a cogent historical reconstruction of the beginnings of Satpanth Isma'ilism--a phase of Isma'ili history that has spanned over eight centuries.