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The sacred dance

Subtitle: A study in comparative folklore

W. O. E. (William Oscar Emil) Oesterley

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History Religion & mythology Mythology, Legends & Folklore Archaeology & Anthropology Religion/Spirituality

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PREFACE ABBREVIATIONS

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1. Front matter 2. PREFACE 3. ABBREVIATIONS 4. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY 5. CHAPTER II THE ORIGIN AND PURPOSES OF THE SACRED DANCE 6. CHAPTER III THE SACRED DANCE AMONG THE ISRAELITES 7. CHAPTER IV THE OLD TESTAMENT TERMS FOR “DANCING”8. CHAPTER V THE SACRED PROCESSIONAL DANCE, AND DANCES IN HONOUR OF SUPERHUMAN POWERS 9. CHAPTER VI THE RITUAL DANCE ROUND A SACRED OBJECT 10. CHAPTER VII THE ECSTATIC DANCE 11. CHAPTER VIII THE SACRED DANCE AT VINTAGE, HARVEST, AND OTHER FESTIVALS 12. CHAPTER IX DANCES IN CELEBRATION OF VICTORY 13. CHAPTER X THE SACRED DANCE AS A MARRIAGE RITE 14. CHAPTER XI DANCING AS A MOURNING AND BURIAL RITE 15. INDEX

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