Required Readings Module 2:
Spencer, Patricia. “Dance in Ancient Egypt.” Near Eastern Archeology, vol. 66. no. 3, 2003, pp. 111-121, https://www.jstor.org/stable/3210914
Kassing, Gayle. History of Dance. 2nd ed., Human Kinetics, 2017. Chapter 2.
Beaman, Patricia. World Dance Cultures : From Ritual to Spectacle. Routledge, 2018.
6.5, 7.3.
"Dancing: Lord of the Dance", directed by John Hill, produced by Jane Alexander, Geoff Dunlop, and Rhoda Grauer, ArtHaus Musik, 1993. Alexander Street, https://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%7C442343. Section: “Dance of the Nigerian Christian Church and Communities”
Suggested Readings:
“The Umfundalai Technique of Contemporary African Dance.” Featuring Kariamu Welsh, Yhema Mills, Saleana Pettaway, and Monique Walker. Vimeo, uploaded by C. Kemal Nance, 3 Feb. 2017, https://vimeo.com/202495480
Bouscaren, Durrie. “Turkey's 'Whirling Dervishes' Strive to Keep the Practice Sacred Amid Tourist Demand.” The World from PRX, 21 Jan. 2022, https://theworld.org/stories/2022-01-21/turkeys-whirling-dervishes-strive-keep-practice-sacred-amid-tourist-demand
Ghazzali, Al. "Concerning Music and Dancing as Aids to the Religious Life." The Alchemy of Happiness. Translated by Claudia Fields. London: J. Murray, https://sacred-texts.com/isl/tah/tah09.htm