The Sacred Dance

About this eBook

Author

Oesterley, W. O. E. (William Oscar Emil), 1866-1950

Title

The sacred dance : A study in comparative folklore

Original Publication

United Kingdom: University Press Cambridge, 1923.

Credits

Sonya Schermann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism

Subject

Dance -- Religious aspects -- History

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 71153

Release Date

July 9, 2023

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE SACRED DANCE A STUDY IN COMPARATIVE FOLKLORE
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.ABBREVIATIONS
5. 5.CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY — I — II — III — IV
6. 6.CHAPTER II THE ORIGIN AND PURPOSES OF THE SACRED DANCE — I — II
7. 7.CHAPTER III THE SACRED DANCE AMONG THE ISRAELITES — I — II
8. 8.CHAPTER IV THE OLD TESTAMENT TERMS FOR “DANCING” — I — II
9. 9.CHAPTER V THE SACRED PROCESSIONAL DANCE, AND DANCES IN HONOUR OF SUPERHUMAN POWERS — I — II — III — IV — V — VI — VII — VIII — SUMMARY AND CONSIDERATIONS
10. 10.CHAPTER VI THE RITUAL DANCE ROUND A SACRED OBJECT — I — II — III — IV — V — SUMMARY AND CONSIDERATIONS
11. 11.CHAPTER VII THE ECSTATIC DANCE — I — II — III — IV — SUMMARY AND CONSIDERATIONS
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII THE SACRED DANCE AT VINTAGE, HARVEST, AND OTHER FESTIVALS — I — II — III — IV — V — VI — SUMMARY AND CONSIDERATIONS
13. 13.CHAPTER IX DANCES IN CELEBRATION OF VICTORY — I — II — SUMMARY AND CONSIDERATIONS
14. 14.CHAPTER X THE SACRED DANCE AS A MARRIAGE RITE — I — II — III — SUMMARY AND CONSIDERATIONS
15. 15.CHAPTER XI DANCING AS A MOURNING AND BURIAL RITE — I — II — III — IV — V — SUMMARY AND CONSIDERATIONS
16. 16.FOOTNOTES
17. 17.INDEX

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