Hanna, Judith Lynne

To dance is human : a theory of nonverbal communication / Judith Lynne Hanna ; with a new preface. - xxii, 327 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-312) and index.

Introduction -- Dance? -- Psyche and Soma: Some Bases of the Human Phenomenon of Dance -- Dance Movement and the Communication of Sociocultural Patterns -- Dance in Religion: Practicality and Transcendentalism -- Dance Rites in Political Thought and Action -- Case A. Dance of Anahuac: For God or Man in Prehistory? -- Case B. Ubakala Dance-Plays: Mediators of Paradox -- Warrior Dances: Transformations through Time -- The Urban Ecosystem of Dance -- Directions for the Future -- Appendices -- Dance Movement Data Categories -- Ubakala Dance-Play Profiles -- Dance Representations Classificatory Framework. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1. 2. 3.



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Dance--History
Nonverbal communication.

GV1603. / H36 1987

793.309