Dance and the nation : performance, ritual, and politics in Sri Lanka / Susan A. Reed.

Around the globe, dances that originate in village, temple, and court rituals have been adapted and transformed to carry secular meanings and serve new national purposes. In stage performances, dance competitions, and festivals worldwide, dance has become an emblem of ethnicity and an index of natio...

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Main Author: Reed, Susan Anita, 1957- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2010.
Series:Studies in dance history (Unnumbered)
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