Sacred Woman, Sacred Dance: Awakening Spirituality Through

Sacred Woman, Sacred Dance: Awakening Spirituality Through Movement and Ritual

Shows how dance, the highest expression of spirituality in cultures and traditions all over the world, is being integrated into the lives of women today

â€¢ The first book to explore women's spiritual expression--women's ways--through a study of dance

â€¢ Investigates how dance came to be excluded from worship, and reveals how dance is once again being brought into spiritual practices

â€¢ Includes resources for further instruction in sacred dance

Today we primarily think of dance as a form of entertainment or as a way to exercise or socialize. There was a time, however, when dance was considered the way to commune with the divine, a part of life's journey, celebrating the seasons and rhythms of the year and the rhythms of our lives. Dance is a language that reunites the body, mind, and soul. While the role of women's sacred dance was most valued in goddess-worshipping cultures where women served as priestesses and healers, dance was once an integral part of religious ritual and ceremonial expression in cultures all over the world, including Judaism and Christianity. In this book the author investigates how dance came to be excluded from worship and reveals how dance is once again being integrated into spiritual practices.

Sacred Woman, Sacred Dance is the first book to explore women's spiritual expression--women's ways--through a study of dance. It describes sacred circles, birth rituals, ecstatic dances, and dances of loss and grief (in groups and individually) that allow women to integrate the movements of faith, healing, and power into their daily life.
Country USA
Brand Inner Traditions
Manufacturer Inner Traditions
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white halftones
ReleaseDate 2013-01-16
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
UPCs 884831883342
EANs 9781620552506

Country	USA
Brand	Inner Traditions
Manufacturer	Inner Traditions
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white halftones
ReleaseDate	2013-01-16
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
UPCs	884831883342
EANs	9781620552506

Sacred Woman, Sacred Dance: Awakening Spirituality Through Movement and Ritual

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