Between dancing and writing : the practice of religious studies /
Kimerer L. LaMothe.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Fordham University Press, 2004.
- xiv, 299 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (283-296) and index.
PART ONE: WRITING AGAINST THEOLOGY / PART TWO: REVIVING VAN DER LEEUW / 1: The rift in religion: René Descartes and Immanuel Kant -- 2: Recovering experience: Friedrich Schleiermacher -- 3: Doing the work of spirit : G.W.F. Hegel -- 4: The poet and the dancer: Soren Kierkegaard -- Conclusions: Living the Legacy -- 5: A braided approach to the study of religions: Gerardus van der Leeuw -- 6: A practice of understanding -- 7: Understanding religion and dance -- 8: Spinning the unity of life: dance as religion -- 9: Marking boundaries: dance against religion -- Conclusion: Can Dance Be Religion? -- 10: Dancing Religion.
0823224031 (hardcover) 9780823224036 (hardcover)
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Religion--Philosophy. Dance--Religious aspects. Religious dance.