Dancing with the Virgin: Body and Faith in the Fiesta of Tortugas, New Mexico

Dancing with the Virgin: Body and Faith in the Fiesta of Tortugas, New Mexico

by Deidre Sklar (Author)

Synopsis

A study and movement analysis of the sacred dances and the 'backstage' work involved in the festival that take the author deep into the life of the community, as dancer, participant-observer, and self-interrogating woman merge in a vividly narrated experience of 'communal sacred time.'

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 26 Feb 2001

ISBN 10: 0520227913
ISBN 13: 9780520227910