Dance and the Body Politic in Northern Greece

by Jane K. Cowan

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Valued for their sensual and social intensity, Greek dance-events are often also problematical for participants, giving rise to struggles over position, prestige, and reputation. Here Jane Cowan explores how the politics of gender is articulated through the body at these culturally central, yet until now ethnographically neglected, celebrations in a class-divided northern Greek town. Portraying the dance-event as both a highly structured and dynamic...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691028540

ISBN13:9780691028545

Release Date:September 1990

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:310 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography Cultural Dance Europe Folk Gay & Lesbian Greece History Humor & Entertainment Performing Arts Politics & Social Sciences Self-Help Sex Social Science Social Sciences

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