Sacred dance in the ancient world / W.O.E. Oesterley.

Orig. pub. as The sacred dance, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1923.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

'Widely practiced in ancient times during such major events of life as initiations, puberty, marriage, and burial, sacred dances frequently served as emotional outlets for the performers. They wre also a means of communicating with deities or the dead, securing a good harvest, and an integral part of many other rites and ceremonies....'

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