Adversaries of Dance : From the Puritans to the Present by Wagner, Ann

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University of Illinois Press, 1997. Paperback. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Illinois Press, 1997. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS. Trade Paperback. GOOD. 0 9780252065903 1997, GOOD+ SOFTCOVER, LIGHT WEAR TO COVER & EDGES FROM THE PURITANS TO THE PRESENT

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Univ of Illinois Pr, 1997. Paperback. New. 464 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. Whether in the private parlor, public hall, commercial "dance palace," or sleazy dive, dance has long been opposed by those who viewed it as immoral--more precisely as being a danger to the purity of those who practiced it, particularly women. In Adversaries of Dance, Ann Wagner presents a major study of opposition to dance over a period of four centuries in what is now the United States. Wagner bases her work on the thesis that the tradition of opposition to dance "derived from white, male, Protestant clergy and evangelists who argued from a narrow and selective interpretation of biblical passages," and that the opposition thrived when denominational dogma held greater power over people's lives and when women's social roles were strictly limited. Central to Wagner's work, which will be welcomed by scholars of both religion… Read More

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University of Illinois Press, 1997-02-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!