Taylor & Francis

Reading Religion and Spirituality in Jamaican Reggae Dancehall Dance - Paperback / softback

Edition: 1st Edition
Subjects: Art, The arts: general issues
ISBN13: 9780367539719
Published: 29 Jan 2024

Format - Paperback / softback
By 'H' Patten

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Reading Religion and Spirituality in Jamaican Reggae Dancehall Dance - Paperback / softback

Regular price A$65.59
Sale price A$65.59 Regular price A$81.99
Product description

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.

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