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The Dancing Goddesses: Folklore, Archaeology, and the Origins of European Dance
The Dancing Goddesses Folklore Archaeology and the Origins of European Dance
Author: Elizabeth Wayland Barber
A fascinating exploration of an ancient system of beliefs and its links to the evolution of dance.From southern Greece to northern Russia, people have long believed in female spirits, bringers of fertility, who spend their nights and days dancing in the fields and forests. So appealing were these spirit-maidens that they also took up residence i...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393348507
ISBN-10: 0393348504
Publication Date: 3/17/2014
Pages: 448
Edition: 1
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Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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