Description
| Product ID: | 9780367539719 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies |
| Title: | Reading Religion and Spirituality in Jamaican Reggae Dancehall Dance |
| Subtitle: | Spirit Bodies Moving |
| Authors: | Author: 'H' Patten |
| Page Count: | 282 |
| Subjects: | The arts: general topics, The arts: general issues, Performance art, Theatre studies, Dance, Religious ethics, Christianity, Traditional African religions and spiritual beliefs, Performance art, Theatre studies, Dance, Religious ethics, Christianity, Tribal religions, Jamaica |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book explores the genealogy of Jamaican dancehall while questioning whether dancehall has a spiritual underscoring, foregrounding dance, and cultural expression. This book explores the genealogy of Jamaican dancehall while questioning whether dancehall has a spiritual underscoring, foregrounding dance, and cultural expression. This study identifies the performance and performative (behavioural actions) that may be considered as representing spiritual ritual practices within the reggae/dancehall dance phenomenon. It does so by juxtaposing reggae/dancehall against Jamaican African/neo-African spiritual practices such as Jonkonnu masquerade, Revivalism and Kumina, alongside Christianity and post-modern holistic spiritual approaches. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars in performance studies, popular culture, music, theology, cultural studies, Jamaican/Caribbean culture, and dance specialists. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-01-29 |