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Spirituality in Ghanaian dance / Heather Drew Gemperline, 2012

 Item — Box: 379, Folder: 2
Identifier: FA 1 Item 4761

Scope and Contents

Submitted by BYU student Heather Drew Gemperline for her Winter 2012 Introduction to Folklore class for Professor Jacqueline Thursby. About the spiritual purposes of African dance for the African people in modern times. Contains a cover essay, an autobiographical sketch, and Ghanaians' interviews about the dances they perform, perceptions of spirituality and dance, the religious meanings of some dances, the spiritual experiences they draw from dance, and the musician's feelings on the dance and it's spirituality.

Dates

  • 2012

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Extent

1 volume (100 pages) ; 28 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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