{"product_id":"sensational-knowledge-tomie-hahn-9780819568359","title":"Sensational Knowledge: Embodying Culture Through Japanese Dance [With DVD]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling ethnography of traditional dance and bodily knowledge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner of the 2008 Alan Merriam Prize, given by the Society of Ethnomusicology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow do music and dance reveal the ways in which a community interacts with the world? How are the senses used in communicating cultural knowledge? In Sensational Knowledge, ethnomusicologist and dancer Tomie Hahn uncovers the process and nuances of learning nihon buyo, a traditional Japanese dance form. She uses case studies of dancers at all levels, as well as her own firsthand experiences, to investigate the complex language of bodies, especially across cultural divides. Paying particular attention to the effect of body-to-body transmission, and how culturally constructed processes of transmission influence our sense of self, Hahn argues that the senses facilitate the construction of \"boundaries of existence\" that define our physical and social worlds. In this flowing and personal text, Hahn reveals the ways in which culture shapes our attendance to various sensoria, and how our interpretation of sensory information shapes our individual realities. An online companion provides visual examples.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tomie Hahn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081956835X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780819568359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wesleyan University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 6.15w x 0.65d","brand":"Tomie Hahn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947337449727,"sku":"9780819568359","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e97ff8c2-dd3a-4392-b5e5-3545cc04ed7b.jpg?v=1681518125","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sensational-knowledge-tomie-hahn-9780819568359","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}