| Serpent of the Nile: Women and Dance in the Arab World Contributor(s): Buonaventura, Wendy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566567912 ISBN-13: 9781566567916 Publisher: Interlink Books OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Dance - Regional & Ethnic - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 591.022 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.8" W x 8.6" (1.20 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Arab World |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Newly updated and reissued in an appealing new format, this classic book is a lavishly illustrated celebration of female dancers of the Arab world and their impact on the West. I think it is the most eloquent of female dances, with is haunting lyricism, its fire, its endlessly shifting kaleidoscope of sensual movement. With these words, Wendy Buonaventura explains her own fascination with Arabic dance and gives the reader a thorough understanding of the origins, history and development of this ancient art, which has survived in the face of commercialism, religious disapproval, and changing times. |