College Bulletin 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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DANC 038. Performing Ecstasy Dancing the Sacred
By locating the sacred in the experiences of ecstatic dance and music, the course will specifically examine the evolution of Bhakti (Hindu) and Sufi religious practices from ritual to performance art. By exploring the sacred in relation to social processes of culture and their transformations, it will connect the sacred not only to history, tradition, ritual, spirituality and subjectivity but also to national identity, commodity and tourism in contemporary culture.
(Cross-listed as RELG 042 )
It is a reading and writing intensive course.
1 credit.
Spring 2015. Chakravorty.
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Music and Dance: Dance
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