Serpent of the Nile: Women and Dance in the Arab World

A celebration of the female dancers of the Arab world and their impact on the West, this book explains the origins of this ancient art, which has survived in the face of commercialism, religious disapproval and changing times. Focusing on the 19th- and early-20th centuries, the book shows how Arabic dance came to be influenced by Western ideas about art and entertainment. But the influence was two-way. In the heyday of Orientalism, Arabic dance e...

By Wendy Buonaventura
Paperback: 207 pages
Publisher: Interlink Pub Group Inc (February 1, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1566563003
ISBN-13: 978-1566563000
Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 0.5 x 12 inches
Amazon Rank: 3537095
Format: PDF ePub TXT book

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I would like to second everything in Teresa Robert's review. This is a beautiful, wonderful book. But as an actual history of "oriental" dance it lacks nuance and complexity, which is partly due to limited evidence and the author's romantic attachm

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