Dancing with the Virgin

Dancing with the Virgin
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 252
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ISBN-10 : 0520227913
ISBN-13 : 9780520227910
Rating : 4/5 (910 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Dancing with the Virgin by : Deidre Sklar

Download or read book Dancing with the Virgin written by Deidre Sklar and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-03-16 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book -- at once personal and analytical -- explores, in vibrant detail and compelling depth, the capacity of movement to express the way that human beings experience their lives and identities. In recounting her exploration of a town in the American Southwest, Deidre Sklar examines themes common to cultures around the world."—Benjamin S. Orlove, editor of The Allure of the Foreign


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