{"product_id":"dance-and-ritual-play-in-steven-h-lonsdale-9780801867590","title":"Dance and Ritual Play in Greek Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn private and in public life, the ancient Greeks danced to express divine adoration and human festivity. They danced at feasts and choral competitions, at weddings and funerals, in observance of the cycles of both nature and human existence. Formal and informal dances marked the rhythms of life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDance and Ritual Play in Greek Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, Steven Lonsdale looks at how the Greeks themselves regarded the act of dance, and how dance and related forms of ritual play in Greek religious festivals served a wide variety of functions in Greek society. The act of worship, he explains, often implied engaging in collective rites regulated by playful behavior, the most common forms of which were group hymns and choral dances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven H. Lonsdale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801867592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801867590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.68h x 5.50w x 0.93d","brand":"Steven H. Lonsdale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086870982911,"sku":"9780801867590","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc2a435f-6eca-409b-a18d-01f3d5d9cef8.jpg?v=1769097061","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dance-and-ritual-play-in-steven-h-lonsdale-9780801867590","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}