Reading Religion and Spirituality in Jamaican Reggae Dancehall Dance Spirit Bodies Moving

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Synopsis

This book explores the genealogy of Jamaican dancehall while questioning whether dancehall has a spiritual underscoring, foregrounding dance, and cultural expression.
This study identifies the performance and performative (behavioural actions) that may be considered as representing spiritual ritual practices within the reggae/dancehall dance phenomenon. It does so by juxtaposing reggae/dancehall against Jamaican African/neo-African spiritual practices such as Jonkonnu masquerade, Revivalism and Kumina, alongside Christianity and post-modern holistic spiritual approaches.
This book will be of great interest to students and scholars in performance studies, popular culture, music, theology, cultural studies, Jamaican/Caribbean culture, and dance specialists.

Book details

Series:
Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
Author:
'H' Patten
ISBN:
9781000546422
Related ISBNs:
9780367539696, 9781003083887, 9780367539719
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
282
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2023-09-14
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2022
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Art and Architecture, Entertainment, History, Music, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies