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OverviewThe Miriam Tradition works from the premise that religious values form in and through movement, with ritual and dance developing patterns for enacting those values. Cia Sautter considers the case of Sephardic Jewish women who, following in the tradition of Miriam the prophet, performed dance and music for Jewish celebrations and special occasions. She uses rabbinic and feminist understandings of the Torah to argue that these women, called tanyaderas, ""taught"" Jewish values by leading appropriate behavior for major life events. Sautter considers the religious values that are in music and dance performed by tanyaderas and examines them in conjunction with written and visual records and evidence from dance and music traditions. Explaining the symbolic gestures and motions encoded in dances, Sautter shows how rituals display deeply held values that are best expressed through the body. The book argues that the activities of women in other religions might also be examined for their embodiment and display of important values, bringing forgotten groups of women back into the historical record as important community leaders Full Product DetailsAuthor: Cia SautterPublisher: University of Illinois Press Imprint: University of Illinois Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9780252035777ISBN 10: 0252035771 Pages: 184 Publication Date: 30 November 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsCoverTitleCopyrightContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Women and Sacred Power2. Movement Matters3. Miriam's Dance4. Miriam at the Wedding Celebration5. The Rachel TraditionConclusionNotesBibliographyIndexReviewsTaking the study of embodied Torah in women's movement and dance in an exciting new direction, this compelling and sophisticated book is of special interest to students and scholars of Judaism, ritual studies, women's studies, and dance. --Barbara A. McGraw, coauthor of Many Peoples, Many Faiths: Women and Men in the World Religions Taking the study of embodied Torah in women's movement and dance in an exciting new direction, this compelling and sophisticated book is of special interest to students and scholars of Judaism, ritual studies, women's studies, and dance. oBarbara A. McGraw, co-author of Many Peoples, Many Faiths: Women and Men in the World Religions Author InformationCia Sautter, Phd. teaches religious studies, dance, and yoga. She currently lives in Minnesota. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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