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Ancient Egyptian Dances Paperback – July 13, 1999

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Dancing was important to the ancient Egyptians. One of the few books available in English on this topic, this carefully researched, profusely illustrated work investigates the origins, nature and role of dance in Egyptian culture. Features 80 figure drawings and illustrations adapted from tomb paintings, reliefs, other authentic sources. New introduction. Bibliography.
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    176 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Dover Publications
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    July 13, 1999
  5. Dimensions
    5.38 x 0.37 x 8.46 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0486409066
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0486409061
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications (July 13, 1999)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0486409066
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0486409061
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.38 x 0.37 x 8.46 inches
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Anastasia
5.0 out of 5 stars Great deal!
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2022
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Thank you Amazon! This Egyptian book is such a great deal through your website.
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Shantell Powell
4.0 out of 5 stars Then and now
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2000
Excellent resource on the history, mystery and origins of belly dance. Has sections on purely movemental dance, gymnastic dance, imitative dance, dramatic dance, lyrical dance, funeral dance, religious dance, accompaniments of the dance, dance with musical instruments, movements of the legs, arms, and trunk, costumes of the ancient Egyptian women and men dancers, a note on the historical development of the ancient Egyptian art of dancing, and a note on the Egyptian dances, as performed by modern women dancers.
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Susie
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2014
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got it for grandson's school projects
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1.0 out of 5 stars Distinctions like "negro", "coloured" and "black" were not known in ...
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Not impressed. Typical scholarly racism. Besides her clearly racist slant, I did learn a few things, hence the 1-star. Nonetheless here are highlights:

1. The author assigns ethnic identities to dancers based on dress, costume, ie Asiatic, Libyan, etc... but simply uses the term "negro", "coloured" and "black", to label the likely Nubian or Cushite (or even Egyptian) dancers. Distinctions like "negro", "coloured" and "black" were not known in ancient times and I'm certain the author is aware of this.

2. The author singles out the "negro" dancers from the others (Egyptian, Asiatic, Libyan), something done entirely in her own estimation. She uses terms like "wild admixture of undisciplined movements", "deafening shouts" and "lacking in elegance" when describing their movements. Similar positions by the other groups aren't described in the opposite manner. I'm still trying to figure out how hieroglyphs convey "deafening shouts" lol.

3. Author goes out of her way to explain that Egypt and its dance style should not be associated with the "African Natives" of "primitive nations".

4. Author incorrectly mislabels a wigless Egyptian dancer as a "negro" lol (page 41, footnote 87). Yes, in modern times, the ancient Egyptians would be what the dominant society (white people) would call "negroes" today, but shhhh... don't let Irena know she basically told on herself!

5. Author expects us to believe that the short curly AFRO hair worn by every dancer depicted on the walls of tombs, temples and palaces throughout pre-Dynastic, Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom KMT (pg. 69) were really tightly fitted caps? Her book shows not one dancer with a wig until the New Kingdom circa 1550BC....but according to her, for 3500 years Egyptian men and women danced and worked up a sweat in the semi-humid and hot desert climates under "tightly fitted caps" lol. I don't blame her, this is just one of many common lies perpetrated by whites (and arabs) when it comes to the Kemetians and their woolly hair.
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S. Adams
3.0 out of 5 stars Not exactly what I was looking for.
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2004
I was expecting a book on egyptian dance instruction, but this book is strictly a book on the history of egyptian dance. As a history of dance book it is excellent. However I found it hard to connect the drawings in the back of the book with the references in the text.
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Robert
5.0 out of 5 stars A scholarly overview on Ancient Dances
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2001
This nice book contains many interesting and thought-provoking studies on ancient Egyptian dances, being the only book (known to me) on the subject to deal with the same in a wide-range way. The authoress analyses not only relgious or "sacred" dance, but also those apparently belonging to more "profane" aims. She also proffer several hypothesis concerning the movements of certain dances, which is not usual in other treatises. A most welcomed title.
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Robert Levonian
3.0 out of 5 stars Dated but useful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 26, 2012
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This is a reprint. The original was written in the thirties by the father of the persent editor. The text seeems quite dated and the illustrations are line drawings - no photographs!
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