{"product_id":"9780810840331","title":"Human Action Signs in Cultural Context","description":"Despite the tremendous multi-disciplinary upsurge of interest in \"the body\" of late, little or no attention has been given to the moving body or rather, the moving person, a situation that is remedied by this book. For the first time, leading scholars in the anthropology of dance and human movement come together to provide a rich sample of their current work, introducing theories and methods that move well beyond the more familiar \"proxemic\" and \"kinesic\" approaches to body movement and space.  Part 1 consists of ethnographic studies as diverse as Hawaiian dance and poetry, Tai Chi Chuan, Ballet and the Roman Catholic Mass, Australian Aboriginal sign language, Plains Indians sign language, and African-American movement performance. Part 2 complements this ethnographic richness by providing an in-depth commentary, together with a critical examination of several fundamental philosophical and theoretical issues that have been raised.","brand":"Brenda Farnell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45868975653182,"sku":"9780810840331","price":3296.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780810840331_a3154f36-9c4d-4006-93f1-633276b9f439.jpg?v=1707333104","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780810840331","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}