Rev. ed. of: Dance and stress. New York : AMS Press, c1988.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-243) and index.
PART I Setting the Stage / PART II Historical and Non-Western Dance-Stress Relations / PART III Western Dance-Stress Relations / Ch. 1 Evolution's Gifts ; Ch. 2 Dance-Stress Coupling -- Ch. 3 Meeting the Gods and Demons ; Ch. 4 Shaking Off Poison, Plague, Death and Sin ; Ch. 5 Coming to Terms with Life Crises ; Ch. 6 Resolving Conflict ; Ch. 7 Revitalizing the Past and Facing the Future -- Ch. 8 "Playing" Onstage in Western Theatrical Dance ; Ch. 9 A Dance Career in the west ; Ch. 10 Amateur Dancing in the West ; Ch. 11 Dance (Movement) Therapy ; Finale: Dance and Stress Resistance, Reduction and Euphoria.