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"The Dangerous Lives of Public Performers provides valuable insights into the complex history of what we think of as the Islamic/Middle Eastern world. It shows, for instance, that there was a great deal of continuity between ancient Greece and Rome with the values and practices that developed in this part of the world. Shay presents a fascinating foil to what we know in the field of dance studies about the history of dance in the West from the same Greek and Roman roots through Western Europe to contemporary dance in Europe and North America. He also illuminates intriguing differences with Western ideas regarding masculinity by examining such things as the role of hospitality, expression of emotion, and practice of bisexuality in certain time periods and places." - Naomi Jackson, Associate Professor, Arizona State University, USA
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Book Title: The Dangerous Lives of Public Performers
Book Subtitle: Dancing, Sex, and Entertainment in the Islamic World
Authors: Anthony Shay
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137432384
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Theatre & Performance Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-43360-2Published: 10 July 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-49268-8Published: 10 July 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-43238-4Published: 10 July 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 291
Topics: Theatre History, Performing Arts, Gender Studies, Dance, Arts