Abstract
Dancing is depicted in the earliest art of the ancient Near East. It appears in many variations from the ninth to the sixth millennium BP over a vast geographical range. This article discusses the dancing performance, the social context of the dance and cognitive aspects of the dancing scenes. Ethnographic observations are used in order to gain a wider view of dancing and dancing scenes in pre-state societies. A correlation can be observed between art, symbolism, religion and social organization.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 207-237 |
Number of pages | 31 |
Journal | Cambridge Archaeological Journal |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1998 |